Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Kenneth Verdun Hopfe
RCNVR (V 32591). Canadian
Born | 1926 | ||
Died | 3 Dec 1944 | (18) |
Roster information listed for Kenneth Verdun Hopfe
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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Cornwallis | Steam merchant | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | 3 Dec 1944 (+) | U-1230 (1) |
Personal information
Son of Clara Marie Dosman, of Vancouver. His best friend Aldon Roderick Brewer perished with him, they had signed up together and were both assigned to Cornwallis. His body was recovered after the sinking and buried at Vancouver on 18 Dec, 1944.