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Leroy Hopson 1924 - 1975

Leroy Hopson of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi was born on August 6, 1924, and died at age 51 years old in October 1975.

Leroy Hopson
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Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi 39301
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August 6, 1924
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  • 08/6
    1924

    Birthday

    August 6, 1924
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Lauderdale County, Mississippi United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34626325 Enlisted: March 19, 1943 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family
  • 10/dd
    1975

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    October 1975
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In 1924, in the year that Leroy Hopson was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, Leroy was 21 years old when on August 15th, Imperial Japan announced its surrender. On September 2nd, a formal agreement of surrender was signed. Japan and nine other states signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, calling for the return of all Allied prisoners of war and subordinating the authority of the emperor and the Japanese government to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. VJ (Victory in Japan) Day was celebrated in the United States on August 14th and 15th. World War II was over.
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Hopson, Verna (Aug 3, 1917 - Jun 26, 1994) Hopson, Mary (Jul 16, 1887 - Feb 1971) Hopson, Raymond (Jul 26, 1904 - Mar 1966) Hopson, Margaret (Mar 13, 1921 - Sep 5, 1992) Hopson, Cassius (Apr 3, 1908 - Nov 1978) Hopson, Lance (May 20, 1947 - Jun 26, 2000) Hopson, Freda (Feb 10, 1920 - Feb 13, 2001) Hopson, Dorothy (Apr 19, 1916 - Mar 23, 2007) Hopson, Chandler (May 1, 1900 - Oct 1987) Hopson, Beuford (Jun 8, 1915 - Jul 17, 1990)
Hopson, Vera (Jul 1, 1899 - Jan 1968) Hopson, Charles (Jul 23, 1919 - Nov 1, 2006) Hopson, Antonia (Jan 6, 1925 - Sep 1985) Hopson, Pauline (Oct 28, 1886 - Aug 1985) Hopson, George (May 12, 1911 - Apr 1981) Hopson, Honora (Apr 26, 1905 - Jan 8, 1989) Hopson, William (Jun 3, 1915 - May 1983) Hopson, Jane (Nov 18, 1934 - Nov 23, 2008) Hopson, Charles (Oct 5, 1941 - May 1, 2011) Hopson, Joan (Nov 10, 1930 - Nov 6, 2004)
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