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HOFFMAN, Henry - Date of
birth
13 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hart, Oceana County, Michigan -
Hometown
Oceana County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36189862 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wesel, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Hoffman (father)
Cora Hoffman (mother)
Luella Hoffman (sister)
Mary Hoffman (sister)
Dorothy Hoffman (sister)
Harold Hoffman (brother)
Evelyn Hoffman (sister)
James Hoffman (brother)
More information
Pfc Henry Hoffman was a fruit farmer.He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 11 August 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Census Records 1930/1940 / U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / Family Tree Records.
Photo source: Tom Verheijden