George J. Hoffman
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
George J. Hoffman, Jr. of Mountain Iron, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on October 16, 1943 at Fort Snelling, Minn.
He served as a Technical Sergeant and light weapons NCO in Company B of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He fought in ground combat in Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Mr. Hoffman was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Belgian Fourragere, Holland Fourragere, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and two overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged January 17, 1946 at Camp McCoy, Wis.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 117.
