Thomas Albert Hoff

Military
media-48075.jpeg UPL 48075 S/Sgt Thomas Albert Hoff, 389BG

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Object Number - UPL 48075 - S/Sgt Thomas Albert Hoff, 389BG

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploseti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; A/C downed by flak and subsequent fire. One of two survivors from the crash. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 157



Awards: DSC, AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lloyd Herbert Hughes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666292
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40753

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 13 May 1923 Son of Albert Hoff and Onalee Ranguette.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 1 October 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Timisul de Jos, Romania 1 August 1943 POW Camp: Sub-Lagarule Timis, Timisul de Jos, Roumania 45-21; Or Largarule Prizoiniero #2, 13,14, 18 Timisul de Jos, Roumania 45-21

Other

Force Landed POW

Ploesti, Romania 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploseti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; A/C downed by flak and subsequent fire. POW MACR 157

Died

Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA 11 August 2011

Buried

Summit Cemetery, Summit Corners, Waukesha County, WI 17 August 2011 Summit Cemetery, Summit Corners, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Based

1 August 1943 Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25201353/thomas-albert-hoff

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Find A Grave Memorial #25201353

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Added events (Born, Died & Buried) per info on Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 25201353.

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Added S/N & POW camp info from National Archives for WW2 POWs.

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Added a space to "Summary biography" for readability.

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Grave marker: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25201353

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AAM Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 157, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 223

Thomas Albert Hoff: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 48075 - S/Sgt Thomas Albert Hoff, 389BG

Object number: UPL 52025 - Crew of Ole Kickapoo. Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes...