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Glenn W. Hoffman in California (photo via Glenn Hoffman’s family)
2nd Lt Wayne O. Fox crew composition, 12th heavy Bomber Processing Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (25 October 1943). Document from Robert C. Carlson via the Glenn W. Hoffman family.
Glenn W. Hoffman at home in Illinois (photo via Glenn Hoffman’s family)
From Glenn W. Hoffman’s mother’s scrapbook (via Glenn Hoffman’s family)
The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572. Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes; Sgt Leiding C. Olson; Sgt William Kopczynski; Sgt William A. McDonald; Sgt Euylse E. Jackson. Kneeling, left to right: Captain Eric H. Sherman; 2/Lt Charles S. Clark (did not fly on the 21 July 1944 mission on 42-100315 “Quivering Box”); 1/Lt Glenn W. Hoffman and 1/Lt Nelson T. Segraves. Not in photo: Captain Calvin T. Ballard, Lt Hohn E. Hand and S/Sgt John T. Clay, all three KIA in the loss of 42-100315. ( Photo via Navigator Glenn W. Hoffman’s family)
Other version of the photo at UPL 21481. The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572. Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes; Sgt Leiding C. Olson; Sgt William Kopczynski; Sgt William A. McDonald; Sgt Euylse E. Jackson. Kneeling, left to right: Captain Eric H. Sherman; 2/Lt Charles S. Clark (did not fly on the 21 July 1944 mission on 42-100315 “Quivering Box”); 1/Lt Glenn W. Hoffman and 1/Lt Nelson T. Segraves. Not in photo: Captain Calvin T. Ballard, Lt John E. Hand and S/Sgt John T. Clay, all three KIA in the loss of 42-100315. ( Photo from the 446th BG website : http://www.446bg.com/)
Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Lieutenant Glenn Wilbur Hoffman of the 446th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman. If you require access to the full, unedited file please contact Bill Beigel via his website, www.ww2research.com, or the AAM Team at aamwebsite@iwm.org.uk
Left to right: Glen Hoffman, Eric Sherman and Nelson Segraves.
Glenn Hoffman graduated from high school in 1939 after 4 years at Highland Park High School, Highland Park, Illinois. He worked for awhile as a stableman in a riding stable. He was, then, employed at the Chicago Union Station in the Chicago office of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad.
He enlisted in the the U.S. Army Air Corps April 1942 and took his basic training in Santa Ana, California, earning his Bombardier Wings at Roswell, New Mexico, on 5 March 1943 and his Navigator Wings on 5 July 1943, at San Marcos, Texas. He took combat crew training at Denver, Colorado, and joined Lt. Wayne Fox's crew at the end of October, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, before shipping over to England the following month. Nov, 43.
Glenn was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 2nd Division, the 446th Bomb Group, in the 705th Bomb Squadron, based at Station 125, at Bungay, England.
As an experienced and capable navigator, Lt. Hoffamn was flying on his 30th mission as Lead Navigator on board the B-24H, 42-100315, Quivering Box, on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. His Liberator was hit by flak on the return from the mission, wounding him in the back.
The plane exploded in mid air before he could get out, and he went down with the ship, killed in action (KIA). He had written to his parents on July 20 that he was about to complete his 30th and final mission before returning home, and added “Tomorrow I will write you the glad news”. But, of course, he never did.
Military | Captain | Bombardier | 446th Bomb Group
Captain Calvin Ballard served as Nose Turret Gunner on board B-24 #42-100315 "Quivering Box" of 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. The Liberator was hit by Flak on return from the mission and Calvin...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
John Clay was Tail Gunner on B-24 #42-100315 "Quivering Box" of 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. Wounded in the head, he died the same day in hospital and was buried in a military cemetery in Berg...
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot, C Flight Commander | 364th Fighter Group
Wayne Fox served with the 446th Bomb Group out of Bungay, England. He then transferred to the 482nd Bomb Group, a Pathfinder Group, which trialed new uses of radar on missions. On 30 November 1944, he was transferred to the 384th Fighter Squadron of...
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 446th Bomb Group
John E. Hand Jr was a Co-Pilot in the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay. A member of the Charles W. Haney crew, he replaced Pilot Eric H. Sherman's regular co-pilot on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. John Hand was on B-24 ...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
S/Sgt Euylse Jackson was Right Waist gunner on B-24 Quivering Box #42-100315 of 446th BG / 705th BS, shot down by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. Wounded, Jackson went down with the plane and crashed near Tholen in The Netherlands....
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 446th Bomb Group
Bill Kopczynski trained as a gunner and was sent overseas. He served in the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay, England. He was Ball Turret Gunner on B-24 “Quivering Box” # 42-100315 when it was hit by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission to...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
William Lutes enlisted in August 1942 and trained as an enginer/gunner. He was sent overseas and served in the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay, England. He was Engineer / Top Turret Gunner on B-24 “Quivering Box” # 42-100315 when it...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
William McDonald trained as a gunner and was sent overseas. He was a Ball Turret Gunner in the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay. He was on B-24 “Quivering Box” 42-100315 when it was hit by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich,...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
S/Sgt Leiding Olson trained as a gunner and was sent overseas. Assigned to the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay, England. He was Left Waist Gunner on B-24 “Quivering Box” # 42-100315 when it was hit by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission...
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 446th Bomb Group
Born and raised on the family farm at "Double Bridges" in Osceola, Arkansas, Nelson Segraves enlisted in the Air Corps two months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He followed Bombardier training and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. After training at...
Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24J "Quivering Box of 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron was hit by Flak on return from the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. One engine caught fire imediately and another stopped. According to a statement in the Missing Air Crew Report ...
B-24 Liberator
21 July 1944
Military site : airfield
From late November 1943, the three bases of Bungay, Seething and Hardwick were the stations of the 20th Combat Wing of the Eighth Air Force. The base had previously housed individual squadrons of the 310th Bomb Group (Twelfth Air Force) and of the 93rd...
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| Born | Illinois, United States | 15 April 1921 |
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the son of Walter L. and Jennie E. (Morton) Hoffman |
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| Lived in | West Deerfield, Lake County, Illinois, United States | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 7 April 1942 |
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as a Private in the Air Corps |
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| Killed In Action (KIA) | Tholen, Holland, The Netherlands | 21 July 1944 |
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Hit in the back by a Flak shell, he was still in the B-24 when it exploded in mid-air and went down with it. |
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| Buried | Berg-op-Zoom, The Netherlands | 22 July 1944 |
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Initially buried at the military cemetery in Bergen-op-Zoom (Ruytershoveweg) |
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| Buried | ||
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After the war, Glenn's remains were brought to Margraten where he rests at Plot N, Row 10, Grave 2 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 January 2022 20:10:40 | Kickapoo | Changes to role, biography and unit associations |
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Best Web - B-24H - 42-100315 - Quivering Box |
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| 26 April 2016 14:34:09 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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Associated media and chose key image |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 April 2016 14:32:06 | ED-BB | Changes to biography and media associations |
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Added details to biography; added photos |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 April 2016 10:54:39 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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MACR 7250 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 February 2015 20:05:35 | WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel | Changes to biography and events |
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:11:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7250 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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