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Personal info

Full name
HOFFMAN, Henry
Date of birth
13 March 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Hart, Oceana County, Michigan
Hometown
Oceana County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36189862
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

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