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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Quartermaster Second Class

    Division:

    LCI (L) 220

    Action Date:

    September 1943

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 335 (February 1945)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Quartermaster Second Class William V. Hoppins, United States Naval Reserve, for gallantry in action when his vessel, LCI (L) 220, grounded on an uncharted sand bar during the amphibious assault on Sicily in September 1943. Quartermaster Second Class Hoppins volunteered to swim through the surf with life lines and anchors, thereby contributing materially to the successful landing of troops. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.