Hoff Richard M.

Back to Search Result

Richard M. Hoff is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

362nd Fighter Group Monument

362nd Fighter Group Plaque

Name:

Richard M. Hoff

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-745388

Unit:

377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-14

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Richard M. Hoff entered the military service in Minnesota. He served in the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. Flying a P-47, he took off from Headcorn, England on a diving-bombing operation to Bueil, France. He was last seen in a shallow dive being chased by two German fighters. His plane crashed at 0735hrs very near 49N/1E which is the approximate location of Elbeuf. 1LT Hoff is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov