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PVT Eldridge Max Hohf

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PVT Eldridge Max Hohf Veteran

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
20 Sep 1944 (aged 23)
Longueville, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot C Row 5 Grave 50
Memorial ID
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PVT. Hohf, Eldridge Max
Service number: 36896731

Age: 22
Born: December 4, 1921, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Hometown: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan
Family:
Max August Hohf (father)
Freida Hilda Amalia (nee Strauch) Hohf (mother)
Marjorie Edith Hohf/Sharum (sister)
Milford Clarence Hohf (brother)
Ruth Claire (nee Winiecki) Hohf/Rak (wife)
Hohf (son)
Hohf (son)
Hohf (daughter)

Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Longueville, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 5 Grave 50
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment:
Other information:
Military registration shows birthdate as December 4, 1921
Church record of birth shows December 4, 1920, Michigan, United States. Baptized, Jan 2, 1921. See photo below
PVT. Hohf, Eldridge Max
Service number: 36896731

Age: 22
Born: December 4, 1921, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Hometown: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan
Family:
Max August Hohf (father)
Freida Hilda Amalia (nee Strauch) Hohf (mother)
Marjorie Edith Hohf/Sharum (sister)
Milford Clarence Hohf (brother)
Ruth Claire (nee Winiecki) Hohf/Rak (wife)
Hohf (son)
Hohf (son)
Hohf (daughter)

Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Longueville, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 5 Grave 50
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment:
Other information:
Military registration shows birthdate as December 4, 1921
Church record of birth shows December 4, 1920, Michigan, United States. Baptized, Jan 2, 1921. See photo below

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Michigan.



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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56656314/eldridge_max-hohf: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Eldridge Max Hohf (4 Dec 1920–20 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56656314, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).