Individual Details

Mus Joseph Warren Hoffman

(3 Sep 1917 - 7 Dec 1941)

Events

Birth3 Sep 1917Lyndon, Ross, Ohio
Military10 Jan 1938USS Oklahoma, Musician First Class - US Navy, Hawaii
Death7 Dec 1941Killed in action, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Hoffman. - Battleship USS Oklahoma BB-37, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Burial20 Aug 2022Ross County Veterans Memorial Park, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio

Families

FatherLloyd Harry Hoffman (1891 - 1968)
MotherDonna Ethel Wornstaff (1887 - 1948)
SiblingVictor Warren Hoffman (1915 - 1983)
SiblingAda Warnstaff Hoffman (1919 - 1919)