Shirl John Hoffman
Military
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UPL 26478
42-30434 "Pistol Packin Moma"
"Crew members Hoffman, May and Morris of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pistol Packin Moma' turn their backs to the camera to display the insignia of their plane at the 390th Bomb Group base in England 10-Jan-44"
"Crew members Hoffman, May and Morris of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pistol Packin Moma' turn their backs to the camera to display the insignia of their plane at the 390th Bomb Group base in England 10-Jan-44"
Crew Number 26. Flew 25 missions on the James Geary Crew of the Betty Boop/Pistol Packin' Mama
EAME, Good Conduct, Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
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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: Betty Boop - The Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania | 26 June 1919 | Son of John Clyde and Sarah Armeda [Adams] Hoffman. |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 29 May 1942 | |
Died |
Huntsburg Township, OH, USA | 14 December 2013 | |
Buried |
12545 Old State Rd, Huntsburg, OH 44046, USA | Huntsburg Township cemetery Huntsburg Geauga County, OH | |
Cuyahoga County, OH, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Daughter / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia