358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
B-17F #41-24526 Leapin Liz
P Clark, James B., Lt
CP Bouton, Paul, Jr., Lt
NAV Hoffman, Charles E., Lt
BOM Lusk, Don W., Jr., Lt
ENG Reino, Thomas J., T/Sgt
RO Wilder, LeRoy W., S/Sgt
GUN Hall, George F., S/Sgt
GUN Rukes, Merlyn D., S/Sgt
GUN Kennedy, John W., Jr., Sgt
GUN Hamill, Milton, S/Sgt
B-17 #41-24526, Leapin' Liz, piloted by 1Lt. J.B. Clark, was shot down by enemy
fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. All of the crew members were lost. Lt. Clark and
Sgt. Brunnet are listed on the Wall of Missing at Cambridge. Lt. Hoffman, T/Sgt. Reino,
Sgt. Land and S/Sgt. Rukes are listed on the Wall of Missing at Brittany. Lt. Lusk is buried
in Epinal American Cemetery near Vosges, France. S/Sgt. Hall is buried in Brittany
American Cemetery near Manche, France.
Name: Charles E Hoffman
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
Death Date: 3 Jan 1943
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
B-17F #41-24526 Leapin Liz
P Clark, James B., Lt
CP Bouton, Paul, Jr., Lt
NAV Hoffman, Charles E., Lt
BOM Lusk, Don W., Jr., Lt
ENG Reino, Thomas J., T/Sgt
RO Wilder, LeRoy W., S/Sgt
GUN Hall, George F., S/Sgt
GUN Rukes, Merlyn D., S/Sgt
GUN Kennedy, John W., Jr., Sgt
GUN Hamill, Milton, S/Sgt
B-17 #41-24526, Leapin' Liz, piloted by 1Lt. J.B. Clark, was shot down by enemy
fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. All of the crew members were lost. Lt. Clark and
Sgt. Brunnet are listed on the Wall of Missing at Cambridge. Lt. Hoffman, T/Sgt. Reino,
Sgt. Land and S/Sgt. Rukes are listed on the Wall of Missing at Brittany. Lt. Lusk is buried
in Epinal American Cemetery near Vosges, France. S/Sgt. Hall is buried in Brittany
American Cemetery near Manche, France.
Name: Charles E Hoffman
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
Death Date: 3 Jan 1943
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
B-17F #41-24526 Leapin Liz
P Clark, James B., Lt
CP Bouton, Paul, Jr., Lt
NAV Hoffman, Charles E., Lt
BOM Lusk, Don W., Jr., Lt
ENG Reino, Thomas J., T/Sgt
RO Wilder, LeRoy W., S/Sgt
GUN Hall, George F., S/Sgt
GUN Rukes, Merlyn D., S/Sgt
GUN Kennedy, John W., Jr., Sgt
GUN Hamill, Milton, S/Sgt
B-17 #41-24526, Leapin' Liz, piloted by 1Lt. J.B. Clark, was shot down by enemy
fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. All of the crew members were lost. Lt. Clark and
Sgt. Brunnet are listed on the Wall of Missing at Cambridge. Lt. Hoffman, T/Sgt. Reino,
Sgt. Land and S/Sgt. Rukes are listed on the Wall of Missing at Brittany. Lt. Lusk is buried
in Epinal American Cemetery near Vosges, France. S/Sgt. Hall is buried in Brittany
American Cemetery near Manche, France.
Name: Charles E Hoffman
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
Death Date: 3 Jan 1943
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
B-17F #41-24526 Leapin Liz
P Clark, James B., Lt
CP Bouton, Paul, Jr., Lt
NAV Hoffman, Charles E., Lt
BOM Lusk, Don W., Jr., Lt
ENG Reino, Thomas J., T/Sgt
RO Wilder, LeRoy W., S/Sgt
GUN Hall, George F., S/Sgt
GUN Rukes, Merlyn D., S/Sgt
GUN Kennedy, John W., Jr., Sgt
GUN Hamill, Milton, S/Sgt
B-17 #41-24526, Leapin' Liz, piloted by 1Lt. J.B. Clark, was shot down by enemy
fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. All of the crew members were lost. Lt. Clark and
Sgt. Brunnet are listed on the Wall of Missing at Cambridge. Lt. Hoffman, T/Sgt. Reino,
Sgt. Land and S/Sgt. Rukes are listed on the Wall of Missing at Brittany. Lt. Lusk is buried
in Epinal American Cemetery near Vosges, France. S/Sgt. Hall is buried in Brittany
American Cemetery near Manche, France.
Name: Charles E Hoffman
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 358th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber
Death Date: 3 Jan 1943
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
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