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Personal info

Full name
HOFFMAN, Julius
Date of birth
26 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32957405
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Jallaucourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 34

Immediate family

Members
Louis Hoffman (father)
Dorothy Hoffman (mother)
Benjamin Hoffman (brother)
Fred Hoffman (brother)
Shirley Hoffman (sister)
Maurice Hoffman (brother)
Ida Hoffman (sister)
Tillie Hoffman (sister)
Stanley Hoffman (brother)
Sid (Kornblau) Hoffman (wife)

More information

Pfc Julius Hoffman was a manager at Rosengard and Ginsburg and an official before enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 4 September 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New Jersey Marriage Index / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Delphine Richter Thomas