Crew Roster · Personal File
John R. Hoffmann
330th Squadron
2nd Lieutenant John R. Hoffmann served as pilot of B-24H 42-94153 with the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was listed as missing following the loss of his aircraft on a mission to Vannes, France on 13 June 1944. His father, Mr. Conrad Hoffmann, was listed as next of kin at Rural Free Delivery, Orangeburg, New York.
Killed in ActionPASSED 13 JUN 1944
Sortie Log
1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
13 JUN 1944
13 JUN 1944
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 410
13 JUN 1944
Vannes A/D, France
B-24H serial 42-94153, assigned to the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, failed to return from a mission to Vannes A/D, France on 13 June 1944. Eyewitness 2nd Lt. Harold R. Bennett of the 330th Bombardment Squadron reported that the aircraft appeared to take a burst of flak in the bomb bay, after which it made a spiral to the right. No parachutes were observed opening. The aircraft was last seen at approximately 22,000 feet altitude before disappearing into hazy weather. German records indicate a Liberator crashed near Pressoir, approximately 4 km north of Ferrieres and 15 km north-northeast of Montargis, on 19 June 1944 at 01:30. Bodies found at the crash site were described as completely charred. A briefcase with navigation documents was also recovered. Identification tags recovered at the crash site belonged to: Fred H. Lowery, John R. Niel, Henry H. Ricard, Joseph P. Bova, Glenn D. Thompson, and Fred Monico.
42-94153
§ Interment
Cemetery
Brittany American Cemetery
Location
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