Hofman, Donald
Army Private 1st class

Donald Hofman, age 19, from Michigan, Kent county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, January 21, 1945
Death details: On July 8, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Donald Hofman, missing from World War II. Private First Class Hofman entered the U.S. Army from Michigan and was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. On January 21, 1945, he was reported missing in action following the Battle of Reipertswiller, France. The exact circumstances surrounding his loss were not known, and he was eventually given a presumptive finding of death. During their review of files for unidentified remains recovered from eastern France, DPAA historians noted one set of remains that appeared to relate to a soldier who died in the hills near Reipertswiller. Based on further research, DPAA historians determined the remains were likely connected to someone killed in action near Reipertswiller in January of 1945. The remains were disinterred and transferred to the DPAA Laboratory, where they were identified as those of PFC Hofman.

Source: National Archives