Robert M Hoffmann
MilitaryPrimary a/c was 'Hi Ho Silver. ' Also named a/c 'Naughty Caroline. '
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Col Hoffmann served on active duty for 28 years as a pilot, navigator and meteorologist.
In WWII, as aircraft commander, he flew 33 combat missions in a B-17S.
After the war Col Hoffmann became a hurricane hunter, and flew into hurricanes off Bermuda.
He served with distinction as a meteorologist in Korea, Japan and Guam
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hi Ho Silver
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pard
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Naughty Caroline
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Francisco, California | 2 August 1919 | |
Died |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 16 March 2006 | A memorial Service was held at Air Force Village II in San Antonio |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self