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John R. HOFFMANN
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-807545 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9 March 1923 Geneva, Geneve, SWITZERLAND | ||||||
| ETAT | Orangeburg, NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY |
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 330th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 June 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Beetwen Pont-Scorff and Caudan | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-25-FO - s/n 42-95153 AG*G OU AG*M "Per Diem"
Macr: 5912 Mission: Ponts de Vannes et Ploermel (56) Takeoff Station 104 Hardwick, Norfolk UK All the bodies were initially buried in the cemetery of Guidel (56) Fired by the flak or collision in flight with the B-24 42-110104 piloted by 1Lt Cool (same squadron) at 20h57 Airplane evacuated partially before the crash | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Guidel (56)
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-25-FO - s/n 42-95153 AG*G OU AG*M"Per Diem"
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| 2nd Lieutenant | John R. HOFFMANN | Pilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-807545 - AM+1 - Orangeburg, NEW YORK | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Vern C. BROWN | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-761868 - AM/PH - Glendale, CALIFORNIA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | David J Jr MAHONEY | Navigator/Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-698895 - AM/PH - Bayonne, NEW JERSEY | |
| S/Sergeant | Matthew R. PELCZAR | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 36725277 - AM/PH - Chicago, ILLINOIS | |
| Sergeant | John J | HINES | Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 11081419 - Medford, MASSACHUSETTS | |
| Sergeant | Glenn A | CREASEY | Gunner | Dead | Cunningham Mem Park, St-Albans, Kanawha Co, WEST VIRGINIA | 35656392 - Born the 09/02/1925 - Cabin Creek, WEST VIRGINIA - Initialement inhumé au Cim de Guidel (56) |
| Sergeant | Daniel Venoye | MATLOCK | Gunner | Prisoner - Camp inconnu | 18184978 - Mercury, Texas | |
| Sergeant | Eldon B | PICKETT | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Ardennes Neupre | 18046539 - Sstar/DFC/AM+2 - Woodland Park, COLORADO |
| S/Sergeant | William Charles | KRAFT | Radio | Dead | Laurel Hill Cem. Millcreek Township, PENNSYLVANIA | 33409323 - 22 yo- Erie, MASSACHUSETTS |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |