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NAME Harley Lee Hofeditz |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 429059 |
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| UNIT VMSB-233 Radioman / Gunner |
HOME OF RECORD 1226 North Duluth Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Seighard Z. Hofeditz |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1923 in Madison, WI |
ENTERED SERVICE July 16, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN |
DATE OF LOSS April 7, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead April 8, 1944 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Corporal Harley L. Hofeditz was an aviation radioman and gunner assigned to VMSB-233, a Marine dive-bomber squadron stationed at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. On 7 April 1943, Hofeditz and 1Lt. John A. Weber departed Henderson Field to fly cover for a task force departing from Tulagi. A group of Japanese aircraft appeared, and Weber aimed his bomber for the protective cover of a nearby rain cloud just as the ships opened fire. An hour later, the USS Fletcher discovered the body of Lt. Weber floating in the sea. He had been killed by friendly anti-aircraft fire. No trace of SBD-4 06754 or Corporal Hofeditz was ever found, and the airman was declared dead on 8 April 1944. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea. |
MEMORIALS Black Hills National Cemetery Manila American Cemetery |
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