Leslie Dean Opp

1928 - 1951  (23 years)

• Name	Leslie Dean Opp
  Born	14 Jan 1928	Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 1951	Japan
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I135557	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Emil D. Opp,   b. 14 Sep 1894, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1964, California, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mills Pierce,   b. 15 Apr 1898, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1993, California, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F30937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Opp, Leslie Dean Leslie Dean Opp, commonly called Dean, was born January 14, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. Emil D. Opp. He graduated from Leola High School in 1946 and then the family moved to Walnut Creek, California. Opp enlisted in the Army right after high school and was in the Occupation forces in Italy for much of his enlistment. He returned to the United States and was placed in the Reserves. Private Opp was called back to active duty in September of 1950 and shipped to Japan on January 2, 1951. On April 2, 1951, Private Leslie Dean Opp died ?in a Japan hospital from severe head injuries.? His body was returned to the United States, and is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery in California.