It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
Alford Whitehead
Hoffner, Jr.
1920-2015
Alford Whitehead Hoffner, Jr. of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 of natural causes. He was 95 years old.
Al was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 9, 1920 to Alford Whitehead, Sr. and Marian Hoffner. He grew up in Sharon Hill and Springfield, PA and graduated from Springfield High School in 1939. Al enlisted into the US Navy in 1940 and subsequently served in World War II as an Aviation Ordnanceman. After serving in various training units in the United States, Al deployed to French Morocco and Algeria in 1944 with Patrol Bombing Squadron 132. He was involved in U-Boat patrols in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Al finished his Naval service in 1946.
After attending Temple University following WW II service, Al was commissioned into the US Army as a second lieutenant in 1949. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Japan until 1950, where he specialized in military intelligence.
In 1950, as the war escalated in Korea, Al was transferred to the First Cavalry Division in northern South Korea until the cease-fire in 1953. He then returned to the US where he transferred his commission to the Army Reserves in his home state of Pennsylvania.
In 1965, Al was activated for the Vietnam War and was assigned to USARPAC in Ft. Shafter, HI. In 1969, Al reported to the current intelligence branch of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) in Saigon. He would serve there for one year, Al's third war service. He retired from the US Army after 31 years of service in February 1972 at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married
in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
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Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
Alford Whitehead
Hoffner, Jr.
1920-2015
Alford Whitehead Hoffner, Jr. of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 of natural causes. He was 95 years old.
Al was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 9, 1920 to Alford Whitehead, Sr. and Marian Hoffner. He grew up in Sharon Hill and Springfield, PA and graduated from Springfield High School in 1939. Al enlisted into the US Navy in 1940 and subsequently served in World War II as an Aviation Ordnanceman. After serving in various training units in the United States, Al deployed to French Morocco and Algeria in 1944 with Patrol Bombing Squadron 132. He was involved in U-Boat patrols in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Al finished his Naval service in 1946.
After attending Temple University following WW II service, Al was commissioned into the US Army as a second lieutenant in 1949. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Japan until 1950, where he specialized in military intelligence.
In 1950, as the war escalated in Korea, Al was transferred to the First Cavalry Division in northern South Korea until the cease-fire in 1953. He then returned to the US where he transferred his commission to the Army Reserves in his home state of Pennsylvania.
In 1965, Al was activated for the Vietnam War and was assigned to USARPAC in Ft. Shafter, HI. In 1969, Al reported to the current intelligence branch of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) in Saigon. He would serve there for one year, Al's third war service. He retired from the US Army after 31 years of service in February 1972 at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married
in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
.
It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
Alford Whitehead
Hoffner, Jr.
1920-2015
Alford Whitehead Hoffner, Jr. of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 of natural causes. He was 95 years old.
Al was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 9, 1920 to Alford Whitehead, Sr. and Marian Hoffner. He grew up in Sharon Hill and Springfield, PA and graduated from Springfield High School in 1939. Al enlisted into the US Navy in 1940 and subsequently served in World War II as an Aviation Ordnanceman. After serving in various training units in the United States, Al deployed to French Morocco and Algeria in 1944 with Patrol Bombing Squadron 132. He was involved in U-Boat patrols in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Al finished his Naval service in 1946.
After attending Temple University following WW II service, Al was commissioned into the US Army as a second lieutenant in 1949. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Japan until 1950, where he specialized in military intelligence.
In 1950, as the war escalated in Korea, Al was transferred to the First Cavalry Division in northern South Korea until the cease-fire in 1953. He then returned to the US where he transferred his commission to the Army Reserves in his home state of Pennsylvania.
In 1965, Al was activated for the Vietnam War and was assigned to USARPAC in Ft. Shafter, HI. In 1969, Al reported to the current intelligence branch of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) in Saigon. He would serve there for one year, Al's third war service. He retired from the US Army after 31 years of service in February 1972 at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married
in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
Alford Whitehead
Hoffner, Jr.
1920-2015
Alford Whitehead Hoffner, Jr. of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 of natural causes. He was 95 years old.
Al was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 9, 1920 to Alford Whitehead, Sr. and Marian Hoffner. He grew up in Sharon Hill and Springfield, PA and graduated from Springfield High School in 1939. Al enlisted into the US Navy in 1940 and subsequently served in World War II as an Aviation Ordnanceman. After serving in various training units in the United States, Al deployed to French Morocco and Algeria in 1944 with Patrol Bombing Squadron 132. He was involved in U-Boat patrols in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Al finished his Naval service in 1946.
After attending Temple University following WW II service, Al was commissioned into the US Army as a second lieutenant in 1949. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Japan until 1950, where he specialized in military intelligence.
In 1950, as the war escalated in Korea, Al was transferred to the First Cavalry Division in northern South Korea until the cease-fire in 1953. He then returned to the US where he transferred his commission to the Army Reserves in his home state of Pennsylvania.
In 1965, Al was activated for the Vietnam War and was assigned to USARPAC in Ft. Shafter, HI. In 1969, Al reported to the current intelligence branch of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) in Saigon. He would serve there for one year, Al's third war service. He retired from the US Army after 31 years of service in February 1972 at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
It was during his assignment to Japan that he met the love of his life, Tomoko Suzuki in 1950. They fell in love, although not able to continue the relationship. But their love for each other never ceased and they were finally reunited seventeen years later. They married
in 1967.
Tomoko preceded Al in eternal life by over four years. Tomoko Suzuki Hoffner passed away in Pensacola on December 7, 2010. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1929. Tokyo was where she grew up, and was where she endured World War II. Tomoko lived through several fire bombing attacks, where most of the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Her horrific war experiences included a strafing by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane as she walked along a country road.
But post-war, as the American occupational forces landed in Japan, Tomoko and her countrymen found that they were kind and generous, not at all the foe that were horribly described during the war. Tomoko worked as a receptionist for the U.S. Army Far East Command, receiving commendations for her outstanding service, before embarking on her airline career with Northwest Airlines in the Tokyo office, where she worked for several years before moving to the United States. She was hired by United Airlines and worked at the Monterey Airport, eventually transferring to SATO at the Defense Language Institute. She retired from United in 1994.
Al and Tomoko were married forty-three years. They are survived by their sons; Wallace, Walter, Yo and daughter, Yuki.
They will be interred together at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
Published in Pensacola News Journal on Sept. 13, 2015
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