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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 352
Introduced by Brandt, 32.
WHEREAS, Erwin H. Schopp, of Plymouth, Nebraska, was captured and died as
a prisoner of war during World War II and has since been accounted for on
January 24, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Schopp was a member of Headquarters Battery, 59th Coastal
Artillery Regiment during the invasion on the Philippine Islands by the
Japanese in December 1941; and
WHEREAS, Schopp was among the thousands of United States and Filipino
service members who were then captured and interned at POW camps; and
WHEREAS, Schopp died on January 1, 1943, where he was believed to be held
at Cabanatuan POW camp and was buried in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in
Common Grave 836; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency has never stopped looking for fallen military to respect the fallen and
their families, friends, and communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature thanks Erwin H. Schopp for his service to the
United States.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of Erwin H.
Schopp.
LR352
2026
LR352
2026
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