Joseph A Toth

Military
media-31823.jpeg UPL 31823 Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the right hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The site is on the roadside near the village of Conington. Rob Edwards collection

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Object Number - UPL 31823 - Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the right hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th...

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Black and white portrait of man, facing straight ahead, wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of the man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Arthur N Hoffman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-662054
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Roseton, New York 5 August 1924

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 31823 - Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot...