Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameAdrian Wendel HOFFMAN 
43,3, Violet Hoffman Daniel,496,470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
43,3, Violet Hoffman Daniel,496,470, SSGT Adrian Wendell HoffmanBirthFeb 18, 1924, Alamance County, North Carolina43,496,470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
DeathSep 26, 1944, Germany3, Violet Hoffman Daniel,496,470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
BurialNetherlands American Cemetery Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
FlagsUS Military, World War II
FatherArthur Gurley HOFFMAN (1887-1971)
MotherKatie Evelena FAUCETTE (1898-1968)
Obituary Online notes for Adrian Wendel HOFFMAN
Adrian W. Hoffman enlisted in the United States Army "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law" on March 9, 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was a resident of North Carolina, which is also where he was born in 1924. He had completed two years of college, was single without dependents, 5'8" tall, weighing 129 lbs.
Staff Sergeant Hoffman, service number 34608821, was assigned as a tail gunner to the 853rd Bomber Squadron 491st Bomber Group, and killed in action on September 28, 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and Purple Heart Medal and interred at Plot D Row 10 Grave 32 at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Sources: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; Missing Air Crew Report #9426.
Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News, November 27, 1944: Staff Sgt. Adrian Wendell Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Hoffman, Rte. 1, Burlington, was killed in action over Germany on Sept. 26, according to a report sent by the German government to the War Department. He had previously been reported as missing in action.
Staff Sgt. Hoffman was a gunner in a B-24 Liberator bomber stationed in England. He had been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf clusters. He was a graduate of Elon High School and was a sophomore at Elon College when he was called into the service in March, 1943. He received his basic training at Miami Beach and then attended gunnery school at Lowry Field, Colorado and Harlingen Field, Texas. He remained there for a short time as an instructor and then went to Biggs Field, Ft. Myers, Florida for additional training before his overseas assignment.
A cenotaph marker is located at St. Mark's Church Cemetery, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina: "In memory of Adrian Wendell Hoffman / February 18, 1924 / Sept 25, 1944 / Buried Germany." 470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
https://www.alamance-nc.com/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/10/AlamanceCoWWIIdeathrevAug2018.pdf
Alamance County World War II Deaths
There were approximately 220 local deaths in World War II. This information was compiled from microfilm for the Local History Collection at May Memorial Library with the help of Miriam Pace, library volunteer and member of the Alamance County Friends of the Library, who spent many hours researching and copying.
Hoffman, Adrian Wendell
Staff Sergeant
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Hoffman of Route 1, Burlington, was killed in action over Germany on September 26, 1944.
He was a gunner in a B-24 bomber stationed with the Eighth Air Force in England.
He was a student at Elon College when he was called to service in March 1943 and he had been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters for his service.
Source: Times-News November 27, 1944
Staff Sergeant Hoffman, service number 34608821, was assigned as a tail gunner to the 853rd Bomber Squadron 491st Bomber Group, and killed in action on September 28, 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and Purple Heart Medal and interred at Plot D Row 10 Grave 32 at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Sources: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; Missing Air Crew Report #9426.
Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News, November 27, 1944: Staff Sgt. Adrian Wendell Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Hoffman, Rte. 1, Burlington, was killed in action over Germany on Sept. 26, according to a report sent by the German government to the War Department. He had previously been reported as missing in action.
Staff Sgt. Hoffman was a gunner in a B-24 Liberator bomber stationed in England. He had been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf clusters. He was a graduate of Elon High School and was a sophomore at Elon College when he was called into the service in March, 1943. He received his basic training at Miami Beach and then attended gunnery school at Lowry Field, Colorado and Harlingen Field, Texas. He remained there for a short time as an instructor and then went to Biggs Field, Ft. Myers, Florida for additional training before his overseas assignment.
A cenotaph marker is located at St. Mark's Church Cemetery, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina: "In memory of Adrian Wendell Hoffman / February 18, 1924 / Sept 25, 1944 / Buried Germany." 470, SSGT Adrian Wendell Hoffman
https://www.alamance-nc.com/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/10/AlamanceCoWWIIdeathrevAug2018.pdf
Alamance County World War II Deaths
There were approximately 220 local deaths in World War II. This information was compiled from microfilm for the Local History Collection at May Memorial Library with the help of Miriam Pace, library volunteer and member of the Alamance County Friends of the Library, who spent many hours researching and copying.
Hoffman, Adrian Wendell
Staff Sergeant
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Hoffman of Route 1, Burlington, was killed in action over Germany on September 26, 1944.
He was a gunner in a B-24 bomber stationed with the Eighth Air Force in England.
He was a student at Elon College when he was called to service in March 1943 and he had been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters for his service.
Source: Times-News November 27, 1944