Marion Carl Hoffman
MilitaryAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Pulheim on 6 Jan 45 in B-17 448501 'Jeanie'. Had flown 25 missions before crash. Was Prisoner of War (POW) for 120 days, 85 of those days were on the road 'Forced March' 345 miles across Germany. From Eilsheid near Bitburg to Prum, Gerolstein, Limburg, Dulag Luft, Wetzlar, Nurenburg and Moosburg. No shelter, no food, (average food intake overall 450 calories daily), sleeping in fence rows and forests. Weight went from 155 lbs down to 120 lbs. Mans inhumanity to mankind was very evident in all phases of incarceration. Most memorable and lasting experience in my 81 years of life.
Awards: AM (5OLC), POW, WWII Victory, GC, EAME (5 x Battle Stars), Group Unit citation.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760975
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Otwell, Indiana | 8 July 1922 | Son of John N. and Anna [Doersam] Hoffman. |
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Enlisted |
Evansville, IN | 25 August 1943 | Evansville, Indiana |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 6 January 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Centerville, Ohio | 25 March 2016 | |
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Buried |
Davids Cemetery Kettering, Montgomery County, OH | 28 March 2016 | Davids Cemetery Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 6 January 1945 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11568/self