Vital Records
● Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
● Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
● U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
● U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Census Records
● 1930 Marion County, IN [Indianapolis]
● 1940 Marion County, IN [Perry Township]

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Ernest E Hopwood
Race White
Marital Status Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank Private
Birth Year 1922
Nativity State or Country Indiana
Citizenship Citizen
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Roofers and slaters
Enlistment Date 28 Dec 1942
Enlistment Place Indianapolis, Indiana
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Civil Life
Height 65
Weight 139

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name Ernest Evert Hopwood
Gender Male
Race White
Age 19
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 27 Oct 1922
Birth Place Indianapolis, Indiana
Residence Place Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Registration Date 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place Indiana, USA
Employer K C Smith
Height 5 5
Weight 153
Complexion Ruddy
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin Warren Hopwood

U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name Ernest E Hopwood
Race White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank Enlisted Man
Admission Age 22
Birth Date 1922
Admission Date Nov 1944
Discharge Date Dec 1944
Military Branch Armed Forces (not Elsewhere Classified)
Diagnosis SecondDiagnosis: Deafness, unspecified; CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Blast Effects
Type of Injury Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty In line of duty
Type of Discharge Duty
Length of Service 2 Year(s), 0 Month(s)

U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name Ernest E Hopwood
Gender Male
Race White (includes Mexican) (White)
Rank Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student)
Admission Age 23
Birth Date 1922
Admission Date Feb 1945
Discharge Date Mar 1945
Discharge Place Portable Surgical, Evacuation, or T/O Convalescent Hospital
Military Branch Unassigned and Assignements NEC
Diagnosis Diagnosis: Observation for disease, no disease found
Type of Injury InjuryType: Disease; InjuryType2: Not a traumatism
Type of Discharge Duty (includes AWOL)
Length of Service 3-5 yr.
Notes None

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name Ernest E Hopwood
Gender Male
Birth Date 27 Oct 1922
Death Date 13 Nov 1979
Enlistment Date 3 Jan 1943
Discharge Date 26 Dec 1945
Page number 1

Web: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012
Name Ernest Hopwood
Gender Male
Marriage Date 3 Feb 1943
Marriage Place Marion, Indiana, USA
Spouse Betty Burton

Divorce
Betty Ruth (Burton) Hopwood vs. Ernest Everett Hopwood. Divorce. October 10, 1946. One daughter born to this union.