Richard G Hoffer
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #4237956. Plane ditched in Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Hard Way
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
20 April 1944 | ||
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 20 April 1944 |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 4179 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4179 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database