Francis O. Hoffman

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/22/1944

Francis Otto Hoffman was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 15, 1918.

He was drafted into the Army on June 4, 1941 at Richmond, Virginia. He listed his home of residence
as the District of Columbia, and his civilian occupation as file clerk. He had completed four years of High School
and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic. Sometime after his induction he got married.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was with the Regiment
at least by December 1942 as his name is listed in a Company roster on a menu for the
Christmas Dinner of Company A 22nd Infantry at Camp Gordon, Georgia in December 1942. *

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Corporal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry General Orders No. 5
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

He was promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant on June 16, 1944.

Staff Sergeant Hoffman was killed in action in France, during the battle for Cherbourg,
on June 22, 1944.

Above: Press release of the award of the Bronze Star Medal to Staff Sergeant Francis O. Hoffman.

U.S. War Department Press Releases and Related Records, 1942-1945

Above: Press release of the award of the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
to Staff Sergeant Francis O. Hoffman. SSG Hoffman is at the bottom.

U.S. War Department Press Releases and Related Records, 1942-1945

Decorations of Francis O. Hoffman

Francis O. Hoffman had three brothers all of whom also served in uniform during World War Two.
His brothers John and Joseph (who were twins) both served in the Navy, John in the South Pacific and
Joseph in the United States. His brother Bernard served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was killed in action
on Iwo Jima on March 3, 1945. Bernard is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 12 Grave 4622.

Francis O. Hoffman was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France and in 1948
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery on April 23, 1948.

Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia
Plot: Section: 12, Grave: 4571

Grave marker for Francis O. Hoffman

Photo by Anne Cady from the Find A Grave website

* Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Top photo of Francis O. Hoffman from The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. Thursday July 27, 1944
courtesy of Astrid Van Erp via Julien Woestyn

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