WWI · Battle Death Record
Richard Jopling
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Richard Jopling
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- American Field Service / American Red Cross
- War
- WWI
- Date of Death
- March 16, 1919
- Awards
- Croix de Guerre
- Burial / Memorial
- Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Brookwood, England
- Grave
- Plot B, Row 1, Grave 1
Their story
Richard Mather Jopling, a Harvard graduate rejected by the U.S. Army for being underweight, volunteered with the American Red Cross and served in France with the American Field Service during World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in May 1918 and later cited for bravery, but was severely affected by shell shock. He died in Surrey, England, on March 16, 1919, aged 25, and is buried at Brookwood American Cemetery.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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