Primary a/c was 'Hi Ho Silver. ' Also named a/c 'Naughty Caroline. '



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster



Col Hoffmann served on active duty for 28 years as a pilot, navigator and meteorologist.

In WWII, as aircraft commander, he flew 33 combat missions in a B-17S.

After the war Col Hoffmann became a hurricane hunter, and flew into hurricanes off Bermuda.

He served with distinction as a meteorologist in Korea, Japan and Guam