Clifford Hoffman

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Hoffman ASN 32599838</div> <div> <B>Born: </b>October  7, 1922</div> <div> <B>Rank: </b>Staff Sergeant</div> <div> <B>Arm:</b> Signal Corps</div> <div> <B>Component:</b> US Army 1942-1945</div> <div> <B>Organization:</b> Company A, 33rd Signal Construction Battalion</div> <div> <B>MOS:</b> Lineman 643</div> <div> <B>Date of Induction: </b>15 December 1942 </div> <div> <B>Date of Entry into Active Service:</b> 22 December 1942</div> <div> <B>Battles and Campaigns:</b> Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe</div> <div> <B>Decorations and Citations:</b>  Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Ribbon with 5 Campaign Stars, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal.</div> <div> <B>Continental Service:</b> 1 year - 1 months - 29 days</div> <div> <B>Foreign Service:</b> 1 year - 10 months - 5 days</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="517fb6b0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="51ffc6c0.jpg" border=0 width="252" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>              T4 Hoffman and T4 Shiffmaker                                    Les Hoffman near Bastogne</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="51de53c0.jpg" border=0 width="485" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Drinking Coca Cola</div> <div> (L-R   T4 Schiffmacker, T4 Hoffman, Pvt Heagle, Pvt Trainor)</div> <div>    <IMG SRC="515f5730.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="5110c730.jpg" border=0 width="268" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                      T4 Hoffman in 1943                                                 Clifford "Les" Hoffman Today</div> </td> </tr></table></body>