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Personal info

Full name
HOFFMAN, Fred Donald
Date of birth
14 March 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38211465
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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