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| courtesy of Bessie Savery |
2LT George F. Hofmann was born 18 Oct 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to George Philip Lawrence and Edna Rose (Wooley) Hofmann. His father was born in Bavaria and worked as a carpet layer for over 20 years and as a carpet sewer. In 1940, George was himself working as an apprentice carpet layer. The family reported a 1939 income of $1520. George married early, about the time he was 16, but was not living with his wife, Ruth E. Phillips Hofmann or their son, Kenneth Ralph Hofmann in 1940. His wife and son were living with her parents.
When drafted in April 1941, George was apparently still working in the carpet laying trade. After his initial training, selection as an officer candidate and then commissioning, George was sent to Europe and assigned to A Company 116th Infantry on 16 Jun 1944. George was killed in action on 23 Jun 1944.
2LT Hofmann is buried in the
Normandy American Cemetery.
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