Joe Ronnie Hooper

Joe Ronnie Hooper (HMQUF)

Location: Piedmont, SC 29673 Greenville County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 42.183', W 82° 27.667'

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Captain United States Army

Born in Piedmont, South Carolina
August 8, 1938

Earned the Medal of Honor
while serving as Staff Sergeant
Company D, 2nd Battaloin, 501st
Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
on February 21, 1968 near
Hue, Vietnam

His other decorations include
Two Silver Stars
Six Bronze Stars
Eight Purple Hearts

Died of natural causes at home
May 6, 1979

Buried in Section 46 at
Arlington National Cemetery
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HM NumberHMQUF
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 11:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 366185 N 3841084
Decimal Degrees34.70305000, -82.46111667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 42.183', W 82° 27.667'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 42' 10.98" N, 82° 27' 40.02" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3 Main St, Piedmont SC 29673, US
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