PFC CHARLES N. LOUCOPOULOS, 31354028.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHARLES N. LOUCOPOULOS, 31354028. Private Loucopoulos graduated from the Haverhill Trade School in 1943 as an auto repair mechanic. In May, 1943, during his last year in school, he enlisted in the Army. He was initially assigned to a tank destroyer outfit at Camp Hood, Texas. After six months with this outfit he was assigned to different posts in Colorado and California until he was transferred to the east coast and shipped overseas in June, 1944. He landed in Oran, North Africa, and transferred from there to Italy where he participated in the fighting as a rifleman in Company I, 135th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. On September 14, 1944, while fighting in an unknown part of Italy, he was struck by the fragments of a hand grenade, killing him instantly. He is buried in a military cemetery at Castelfiorentino, Italy. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Loucopoulos, of 89 Broadway, as well as three sisters, and two brothers.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHARLES N. LOUCOPOULOS, 31354028. Private Loucopoulos graduated from the Haverhill Trade School in 1943 as an auto repair mechanic. In May, 1943, during his last year in school, he enlisted in the Army. He was initially assigned to a tank destroyer outfit at Camp Hood, Texas. After six months with this outfit he was assigned to different posts in Colorado and California until he was transferred to the east coast and shipped overseas in June, 1944. He landed in Oran, North Africa, and transferred from there to Italy where he participated in the fighting as a rifleman in Company I, 135th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. On September 14, 1944, while fighting in an unknown part of Italy, he was struck by the fragments of a hand grenade, killing him instantly. He is buried in a military cemetery at Castelfiorentino, Italy. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Loucopoulos, of 89 Broadway, as well as three sisters, and two brothers.

 

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two