Robert D. Hopes served as a Staff Sergeant in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th U.S. Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army during World War II.
He was a son of Harry C. Hopes and Matilda D. Hopes.
He was killed in action in Germany on November 18, 1944, not far from Metz, France.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 7, 1941 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was originally from Centerville, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on December 11, 1947.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 near Colville Sur Mer, France.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Distinguished Service Cross Citation for Robert Dale Hopes:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Robert Dale Hopes (ASN: 13012657), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 October 1944, in Germany. When the first light of dawn revealed five German tanks and forty infantrymen preparing to attack his positions, Staff Sergeant Hopes, despite intense machine gun, rifle, and tank fire, unhesitatingly opened fire with his machine gun upon the hostile group, killing or wounding all the foot troops and forcing the tanks to withdraw. In the face of heavy fire, he then made his way across open fire-swept ground to a house from which enemy snipers were firing. Fearlessly rising to his feet in full view of the foe, he fired several rifle grenades into the house, killing the hostile riflemen. The courageous actions of Staff Sergeant Hopes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member BarryC for providing the Distinguished Service Cross citation for SSGT Robert Dale Hopes.
He was a son of Harry C. Hopes and Matilda D. Hopes.
He was killed in action in Germany on November 18, 1944, not far from Metz, France.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 7, 1941 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was originally from Centerville, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on December 11, 1947.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 near Colville Sur Mer, France.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Distinguished Service Cross Citation for Robert Dale Hopes:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Robert Dale Hopes (ASN: 13012657), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 October 1944, in Germany. When the first light of dawn revealed five German tanks and forty infantrymen preparing to attack his positions, Staff Sergeant Hopes, despite intense machine gun, rifle, and tank fire, unhesitatingly opened fire with his machine gun upon the hostile group, killing or wounding all the foot troops and forcing the tanks to withdraw. In the face of heavy fire, he then made his way across open fire-swept ground to a house from which enemy snipers were firing. Fearlessly rising to his feet in full view of the foe, he fired several rifle grenades into the house, killing the hostile riflemen. The courageous actions of Staff Sergeant Hopes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member BarryC for providing the Distinguished Service Cross citation for SSGT Robert Dale Hopes.
Robert D. Hopes served as a Staff Sergeant in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th U.S. Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army during World War II.
He was a son of Harry C. Hopes and Matilda D. Hopes.
He was killed in action in Germany on November 18, 1944, not far from Metz, France.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 7, 1941 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was originally from Centerville, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on December 11, 1947.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 near Colville Sur Mer, France.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Distinguished Service Cross Citation for Robert Dale Hopes:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Robert Dale Hopes (ASN: 13012657), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 October 1944, in Germany. When the first light of dawn revealed five German tanks and forty infantrymen preparing to attack his positions, Staff Sergeant Hopes, despite intense machine gun, rifle, and tank fire, unhesitatingly opened fire with his machine gun upon the hostile group, killing or wounding all the foot troops and forcing the tanks to withdraw. In the face of heavy fire, he then made his way across open fire-swept ground to a house from which enemy snipers were firing. Fearlessly rising to his feet in full view of the foe, he fired several rifle grenades into the house, killing the hostile riflemen. The courageous actions of Staff Sergeant Hopes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member BarryC for providing the Distinguished Service Cross citation for SSGT Robert Dale Hopes.
He was a son of Harry C. Hopes and Matilda D. Hopes.
He was killed in action in Germany on November 18, 1944, not far from Metz, France.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 7, 1941 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was originally from Centerville, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on December 11, 1947.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 near Colville Sur Mer, France.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Distinguished Service Cross Citation for Robert Dale Hopes:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Robert Dale Hopes (ASN: 13012657), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 October 1944, in Germany. When the first light of dawn revealed five German tanks and forty infantrymen preparing to attack his positions, Staff Sergeant Hopes, despite intense machine gun, rifle, and tank fire, unhesitatingly opened fire with his machine gun upon the hostile group, killing or wounding all the foot troops and forcing the tanks to withdraw. In the face of heavy fire, he then made his way across open fire-swept ground to a house from which enemy snipers were firing. Fearlessly rising to his feet in full view of the foe, he fired several rifle grenades into the house, killing the hostile riflemen. The courageous actions of Staff Sergeant Hopes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member BarryC for providing the Distinguished Service Cross citation for SSGT Robert Dale Hopes.
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ROBERT D
HOPES
PENNSYLVANIA
STAFF SGT
INFANTRY
WORLD WAR II
AUGUST 20 1921
NOVEMBER 18 1944
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