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Personal info

Full name
HOFFMAN, John Carl
Date of birth
24 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Leslie, Sumter County, Georgia
Hometown
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
O-721750
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
455th Bombardment Squadron,
323rd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf CLuster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
3 km northwest of Lechenich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 5

Immediate family

Members
James C. Hoffman (father)
Stella S. Hoffman (mother)
Mildred Hoffman (sister)
Hilda Hoffman (sister)
Doris Hoffman (sister
Sybil Hoffman (sister)
Larry S. Hoffman (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
41-34952
Data
Type: B-26C
MACR: 12733

More information

John C. Hoffman attended high school for four years and was a bookkeeper.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Atlanta, Georgia on 27 November 1942.
The aircraft was seen to receive a direct hit before reaching the target. The gasoline tank in the left wing and the engine burst into flames. Bombs were salvoed and the aircraft turned off to the left and went into a slow spin. It was seen to crash and explode and no parachutes were seen.

The entire crew of six men was killed.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR 12733

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michel Beckers, Laura Phillips, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 44-D Coleman Flying School Texas