John Henry Lopochonsky, Jr
Specialist Four
A TRP, 7TH SQDN, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV Army of the United States Greenville, Pennsylvania December 05, 1949 to July 17, 1971 JOHN H LOPOCHONSKY Jr is on the Wall at Panel W3, Line 109 |
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John (Lopo) didn't have to serve. His father had lost an arm in WWII and as the only son he could have been exempt. But he had a sense of duty and he went anyway. John had a great smile, an easy laugh, and a way of making everyone around him feel included and special. He was big tease and a big flirt and we all loved him. The first time I saw his name on the Wall, I fell to my knees and wept. I wanted to send his parents a rubbing of his name but I couldn't find them. This is my way to say to them: we have not and we will not forgot who and what John was.
A memorial initiated by a school friend. |
John is not the only son, there was a second son, Jimmy. John and Jimmy are cousins of mine, good solid American people. God Bless them.
From a cousin, |
A Note from The Virtual WallThree men were lost when their OH-6A helicopter (67-16523) was shot down 25 kilometers southwest of Quan Long:Pilot WO1 Allen John Dyer; Gunner SP4 John Henry Lopochonsky, Jr.; and Observer SP4 Allen Earl Noble. |
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