Biography
Born in Jordan Valley, Oregon as Elwood DeMoss, Cpl Hoffman studied agriculture while attending Oregon State College. While serving with the 172nd Engineer Combat Battalion he was killed in Aachen, Netherlands. He was survived by his mother and adoptive father.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299837/elwood-m-hoffman
https://www.abmc.gov/node/385574
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bm360#page/12/mode/1up/search/hoffman (pg 12)
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bn16q#page/12/mode/1up/search/elwood+hoffman (pg 12)