PFC Joseph NMN Hopfinger

1898 - 1978  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph NMN Hopfinger
  Prefix	PFC
  Birth	22 Dec 1898	Bowdle, Edmunds, SD
  	South Dakota Births Name: Joseph Hopfinger Birth Date: 22 Dec 1898 Gender: Male County: Edmunds Father's name: Jacob Hopfinger Mother's name: Elizabeth Mertz File Date: 12 May 1942
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 1978	Clackamas County, OR
  	Oregon, Death Index Name: Joseph Hopfinger Age: 79 Birth Date: 22 Dec 1898 Death Date: 16 Jan 1978 Death Place: Clackamas Spouse: Hazel Certificate: 78-00119 U.S. Veterans' Gravesites Name: Joseph Hopfinger Service Info.: PFC US NAVY WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 22 Dec 1898 Death Date: 16 Jan 1978 Service Start Date: 13 Aug 1942 Interment Date: 19 Jan 1978 Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 11800 SE MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266 Buried At: Section N Site 2719 U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File Name: Joseph Hopfinger Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 Dec 1898 Death Date: 16 Jan 1978 SSN: 542033196 Branch 1: M Enlistment Date 1: 13 Aug 1942 Release Date 1: 7 Sep 1944
  Burial	Portland, Multnomah, OR
  	Willamette National Cemetery Plot: Section N Site 2719 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  Person ID	I11581	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Hazel Pearl Bowman,   b. 18 Dec 1906, Molalla, Clackamas, OR d. 9 Sep 1995, Molalla, Clackamas, OR (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1923	Marion County, OR
  	Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5193&enc=1> about Joseph Hopfinger Name: Joseph Hopfinger Marriage Date: 29 May 1923 County: Marion
  Family ID	F3709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Dec 1898 - Bowdle, Edmunds, SD Marriage - 29 May 1923 - Marion County, OR Death - 16 Jan 1978 - Clackamas County, OR Burial - - Portland, Multnomah, OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Joseph Hopfinger WWII DRC

  
  

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• Notes

  Joseph apparently had no middle name per his WWII DRC. Joseph is listed as divorced in the 1940 Census. Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards Name Joseph Hopfinger Birth Date 22 Dec 1898 Birthplace Bowdle, South Dakota Employer Silver Falls Timber Co Complexion Ruddy Race White Height 5 7 Weight 170 Eye Color Brown Hair Color Black Relative's Name Harry Shimmin Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 14 Feb 1942 Event Place Silverton, Marion, Oregon, United States 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Hopfinger Birth Year: abt 1899 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: South Dakota Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Silverton, Marion, Oregon, USA Street address: North Water Street Institution: Silverton Hospital lines 89 to 91 House Number: 1201 Dwelling Number: 199 Family Number: 204 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 15 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 24 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Russia Mother's Birthplace: Russia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Reeaw man Industry: Saw mill Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Household Members: Name Age Joseph Hopfinger 31 Lillie C Hopfinger 24 D Joan Hopfinger 3 1940 Census Name Joseph Hopfinger Sex Male Age 41 Birthplace South Dakota Residence Date 1935 Residence Place Same Place Marital Status Divorced Race White Relationship to Head of Household Lodger Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Silverton, East Silverton Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States Event Place (Original) Silverton, East Silverton Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States Enumeration District Number 24-24B East Silverton Election Precinct, Silverton City bounded by Main; Water; City Limits Line Number 59 Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6