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Personal info

Full name
HOFFMAN, Laurence R
Date of birth
7 October 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
San Francisco County, California
Hometown
Aurora, Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39321322
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 70

Immediate family

Members
Fred L. Hoffman (father)
Blanche E. (Parker) Hoffman (mother)
Gladys K. Hoffman (sister)
Charles R. Hoffman (brother)
Ethel F. Hoffman (sister)
William W. Hoffman (brother)

More information

T/4 Laurence R. Hoffman enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 4 November 1942.

He was originally from California.

He was wounded in action on 19 April and died of his wounds on 26 April 1945.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census / California Birth Index 1905-1995, www.indianmilitary.org - 30th ID Roster
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy