TERRY ALLAN HOFFMAN
PANEL 48W ROW 056 - 19-Aug-68

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Corporal Terry Allen Hoffman 2316108/6320 USMC was from Danville, Indiana. He was born on February 3, 1945. He arrived in Vietnam June, 1968. He was 23 years old at the time of his death. He died on August 19, 1968 in Quang Tri Province. He was a crewmember of CH-46 buno 152566 which crashed on land due to hostile causes. His body was not recovered until 1994. He was officially listed as an Missing In Action for 26 years (HMM-262's only MIA). He was finally interred by his family in 1995. He was not married. His race is officially listed as Caucasian. His religion was Protestant. He had one years’ service at the time of his death.

The following is from a letter from LtCol Mel Steinberg, former CO HMM-262

"I have been reading your messages with great interest and sometimes sorrow. In the case of Terry Hoffman, he joined the squadron in March 1968. His body was not recovered from the burning wreckage even though a rescue team searched the area. He was presumed consumed in the fire. The other two crewman's remains were recovered. Both pilots were thrown clear of the wreckage and survived. Rocky Darger was the pilot. It was sometime in 1991 or early 1992 that human remains and parts of a flight suit, boots, and a dog tag of Terry Hoffman were turned in to the Vietnamese government by local farmers. Until then they were afraid to but they were doing this for humanitarian reasons. Forensic examination proved the remains were of Terry Hoffman. On July 4, 1994, my wife Doris and I attended a memorial service for Terry Hoffman in Danville, Indiana. He was buried with full military honors and the whole town paid tribute to him. The Marine Corps Reserve provided the honor guard, the Army provided a horse drawn caisson to carry the remains to the family cemetery, and the Air Force National Guard provided 4 F-16s in a missing man formation fly by. It was sad but it was a privilege to be there. "

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