Hopfensperger, Arthur W.

Other Events:

• Military Service: Between 14 Sep 1949 and 28 Nov 1950; Korean War U. S. Army 32nd Infantry, 7th Division
• Military Service: Bef 28 Nov 1950; Korea - US Army Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 32 Infantry Division
• Military Service Awards: Aft 28 Nov 1950
• Obituary: 6 Oct 2012; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Military Service:
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas;
Name: Arthur W Hopfensperger
Inducted From: Wisconsin
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 32nd Infantry 7th Division
Death Date: 28 Nov 1950
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Additional Army Awards

Name: Arth Hopfensperger
Race: White
Home State: Wisconsin
Casualty Date: 23 Sep 1950
Casualty Country: South Korea
Casualty Type: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Group: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Previous Detail: Seriously wounded in action by missile
Disposed Date: 1 Oct 1950
Disposed Place: South Korea
Organization: In Div - 7th
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0032
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman


Name: Arth Hopfensperger
Birth Date: 1932
Race: White
Home State: Wisconsin
Casualty Date: 28 Nov 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Disposed Date: 28 Nov 1950
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Div - 7th
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0032
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman

Name: Arth Hopfensperger
Birth Date: 1932
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Home City: Outagamie
Home State: Wisconsin
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 28 Nov 1950
Processed Date: Nov 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) Or Airman Second Class (Airman First Class) (U.S. Air Force) Or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S

Military Service Awards:
Purple Heart

Obituary:
Hopfensperger, PFC Arthur W.
PFC Arthur W. Hopfensperger, K.I.A. November 28, 1950, in Korea, finally will come home to be laid to rest. Arthur was born in Appleton, August 27, 1932, son of the late Raymond and Pearl (Filz) Hopfensperger.
Arthur joined the U.S. Army when he was 17. He served his country honorably during the Korean conflict in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 32 Infantry Division and was in Korea only a short time before being K.I.A.
Arthur's remains were positively identified in 2005, from a successful family DNA match, from his cousin, Elaine Lastofka, Appleton.
Arthur is survived by two brothers, Donald (Joyce), Appleton, and Steven; sister-in-law, Carol Hopfensperger, Appleton; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Family members of Arthur's whom has since died are his brother, Raymond; two sisters, Pearl Korth, Marie Belling; and a nephew, Adam Hopfensperger.
A graveside service with full military honors for Arthur will be at 3:00 PM on Monday October 8, 2012, at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton with Rev. Marty Koeller officiating.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on October 6, 2012