William Vincent Hoffstetter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350





Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Leonard J Gaik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768507
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-39079

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ingleside, Illinois, USA 24 August 1923 Son of Peter J Hoffstetter.

Died

Wiesbaden, Germany 14 February 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Framlingham 14 February 1945 Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Luxembourg

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database