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HOFFMAN, Fred Donald - Date of
birth
14 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Dallas County, Texas -
Hometown
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38211465 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Cecil H. Hoffman (father)
Caroline M. (Muller) Hoffman (mother)
Cecil Hoffman (brother)
Illah B. (Eperson) Hoffman (wife)
Joe E. Hoffman (son)
More information
Pvt Fred D. Hoffman married his wife on 2 August 1941. She died on 7 January 1944 at the age of 22.He enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 6 August 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Mrs. Marilyn Morris, They Speak-The Voices of Henri-Chapelle
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Owen Butler