Arthur N Hoffman

Military
Black and white portrait of man, facing straight ahead, wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of the man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling UPL 60874 UPL 60874 Arthur N. Hoffman, 751st BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60874 - Arthur N. Hoffman, 751st BS, 457th BG

Detail oriented, navigated a tour in Guadalcanal then signed up again and served with the 457th out of Glatton.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph A Toth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12183928
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Hnames.html

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Black and white portrait of man, facing straight ahead, wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of the man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Object number: UPL 60874 - Arthur N. Hoffman, 751st BS, 457th BG