HESTER, WILLIAM ★ 10 MAY 49 - 1 JUL 68 LAMBERSON, CARL ★ 9 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 69 DOHERTY, JOHN ★ 20 DEC 44 - 2 JUL 67 OGBURN, FRANK ★ 3 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 66 VAUSE, JAMES ★ 6 FEB 44 - 2 JUL 66 LOPINTO, FRANK ★ 1 OCT 47 - 2 JUL 67 BELL, LEON ★ 2 MAY 46 - 2 JUL 67 TASSEY, MALCOLM ★ 3 JUN 43 - 2 JUL 67 ALBANESE, ROBERT ★ 25 OCT 31 - 3 JUL 69 LAYTON, ROBERT ★ 23 JUL 44 - 3 JUL 69 CATLING, ROBERT ★ 29 JUL 46 - 3 JUL 66 BILENSKI, JOHN ★ 6 JUL 39 - 3 JUL 68 SYDOR, DENNIS ★ 24 JUL 50 - 4 JUL 69 DIXON, CECIL ★ 13 NOV 38 - 4 JUL 67 SCHMUTZ, ANTHONY ★ 28 APR 43 - 4 JUL 67 STEFANIAK, STEPHEN ★ 15 FEB 48 - 4 JUL 68 MICKENS, CARL ★ 9 APR 44 - 4 JUL 70 TERRY, FREDERICK ★ 3 JUN 37 - 4 JUL 68 HICKS, JOSEPH ★ 30 MAR 47 - 4 JUL 67 WOODROW, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 46 - 4 JUL 67 BORREGO, ANTHONY ★ 25 MAR 42 - 5 JUL 67 LAWRENCE, BRUCE ★ 12 JAN 43 - 5 JUL 68 ALAMO, GABRIEL ★ 18 NOV 18 - 6 JUL 64 NAWROSKY, MICHAEL ★ 18 JUN 41 - 6 JUL 68 ACKERMAN, DAVID ★ 5 OCT 45 - 6 JUL 69 PIASCIK, MICHAEL ★ 28 NOV 45 - 6 JUL 66 BAGLEY, DENNIS ★ 19 MAR 47 - 6 JUL 69 SLATTERY, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 46 - 6 JUL 67 HOVANEC, DONALD ★ 10 DEC 49 - 7 JUL 69 DAVIS, HARLAND ★ 4 JUN 35 - 7 JUL 72 WEBER, WILLIAM ★ 19 NOV 46 - 7 JUL 68 DODSON, ROBERT ★ 17 MAY 43 - 7 JUL 68 COLEY, BRUCE ★ 30 MAY 48 - 7 JUL 69 COYLE, HUGH ★ 24 MAY 31 - 7 JUL 68 BIBBS, WARREN ★ 2 APR 45 - 7 JUL 68 MCLAUGHLIN, THOMAS ★ 27 AUG 46 - 7 JUL 67 PISCIOTTA, WAYNE ★ 7 DEC 50 - 8 JUL 71 HUMES, FRANK ★ 5 DEC 48 - 8 JUL 69 JOHNSON, ANTHONY ★ 6 OCT 40 - 8 JUL 67 DEVORE, CRAIG ★ 21 JUL 47 - 8 JUL 68 MOSES, DONALD ★ 4 AUG 45 - 9 JUL 66 LUTTGENS, JAMES ★ 7 MAY 49 - 9 JUL 70 STRANGEWAY, JAMES ★ 15 MAR 43 - 9 JUL 68 ANDERSON, STEVE ★ 12 JUL 46 - 10 JUL 69 MANIAS, ROBERT ★ 23 DEC 47 - 10 JUL 71 MCCONNELL, JAMES ★ 13 AUG 46 - 10 JUL 68 CHRISTENSON, WILLIAM ★ 22 MAR 45 - 10 JUL 69 RETZLAFF, ARTHUR ★ 2 DEC 42 - 10 JUL 67 HAYWARD, ARNOLD ★ 4 NOV 32 - 11 JUL 69 LIVELY, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 51 - 11 JUL 70 USILTON, JOHN ★ 29 JUN 41 - 12 JUL 69 YOHNNSON, GEORGE ★ 10 APR 47 - 12 JUL 66 JUDGE, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 46 - 12 JUL 67 COSTA, MARIO ★ 9 FEB 50 - 12 JUL 68 MORRIGGI, JOSEPH ★ 15 AUG 48 - 13 JUL 69 MOORE, JEROME ★ 29 JAN 47 - 14 JUL 67 MCCALL, GERALD ★ 13 JUN 40 - 14 JUL 68 COWEN, CHRISTOPHER ★ 6 JUL 47 - 15 JUL 68 VIEHMANN, GEORGE ★ 5 AUG 47 - 15 JUL 69 TENCZA, ANTHONY ★ 13 MAY 19 - 15 JUL 62 BERG, JOHN ★ 16 MAY 46 - 15 JUL 67 GOLDBERG, JOSEPH ★ 27 SEP 30 - 15 JUL 62 HAAS, LEON ★ 3 APR 43 - 17 JUL 72 CUCCINELLI, ROBERT ★ 30 APR 49 - 17 JUL 68 BACON, ROBERT ★ 3 JUL 45 - 17 JUL 69 VARS, JONATHAN ★ 28 SEP 43 - 17 JUL 69 HARTMAN, RICHARD ★ 1 MAY 35 - 18 JUL 67 ANASIEWICZ, RICHARD ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 JUL 66 ZUKOV, STEPHEN ★ 22 OCT 46 - 19 JUL 66 BESCHEN, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 45 - 19 JUL 66 RIGGINS, SIM ★ 12 DEC 46 - 19 JUL 66 ALFONSO, JOHN ★ 22 SEP 46 - 19 JUL 67 GERTSCH, JOHN ★ 29 SEP 44 - 19 JUL 69 HEGGAN, DONALD ★ 17 AUG 44 - 20 JUL 68 OUTWATER, ALBERT ★ 25 MAR 46 - 21 JUL 67 GILCH, JAMES ★ 6 MAY 45 - 21 JUL 66 JAMES, RODNEY ★ 30 MAR 46 - 22 JUL 66 ORTIZ-BURGOS, JOSE ★ 1 MAR 49 - 23 JUL 68 VOLPONE, DANTE ★ 3 MAR 47 - 23 JUL 67 EUCKER, FRANKLIN ★ 24 OCT 45 - 24 JUL 66 VIRGILIO, LAWRENCE ★ 16 APR 42 - 24 JUL 67 JENNINGS, MICHAEL ★ 24 FEB 50 - 25 JUL 69 CHAMBERS, HILLMAN ★ 30 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 68 ASMUTH, ROBERT ★ 29 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 70 MAJESKI, MICHAEL ★ 30 NOV 49 - 27 JUL 68 RENCEVICZ, CHESTER ★ 16 OCT 49 - 27 JUL 68 CAMPBELL, DONALD ★ 31 MAY 36 - 28 JUL 68 SMOYER, WILLIAM ★ 2 OCT 45 - 28 JUL 68 SHOOK, BOYD ★ 10 APR 52 - 28 JUL 70 KRUPINSKI, FREDERICK ★ 19 JAN 45 - 28 JUL 68 VALLONE, RICHARD ★ 22 DEC 45 - 29 JUL 67 CAMPEAU, FRANCIS ★ 28 MAY 45 - 29 JUL 67 FELVER, GALE ★ 2 JUL 46 - 29 JUL 66 KEIN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 49 - 29 JUL 69 AMENDOLA, JAMES ★ 13 OCT 44 - 29 JUL 69 LAVELLE, JOHN ★ 30 SEP 50 - 29 JUL 70 BERZINEC, WILLIAM ★ 11 DEC 30 - 30 JUL 68 BATES, RONALD ★ 4 NOV 49 - 31 JUL 69 HESTER, WILLIAM ★ 10 MAY 49 - 1 JUL 68 LAMBERSON, CARL ★ 9 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 69 DOHERTY, JOHN ★ 20 DEC 44 - 2 JUL 67 OGBURN, FRANK ★ 3 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 66 VAUSE, JAMES ★ 6 FEB 44 - 2 JUL 66 LOPINTO, FRANK ★ 1 OCT 47 - 2 JUL 67 BELL, LEON ★ 2 MAY 46 - 2 JUL 67 TASSEY, MALCOLM ★ 3 JUN 43 - 2 JUL 67 ALBANESE, ROBERT ★ 25 OCT 31 - 3 JUL 69 LAYTON, ROBERT ★ 23 JUL 44 - 3 JUL 69 CATLING, ROBERT ★ 29 JUL 46 - 3 JUL 66 BILENSKI, JOHN ★ 6 JUL 39 - 3 JUL 68 SYDOR, DENNIS ★ 24 JUL 50 - 4 JUL 69 DIXON, CECIL ★ 13 NOV 38 - 4 JUL 67 SCHMUTZ, ANTHONY ★ 28 APR 43 - 4 JUL 67 STEFANIAK, STEPHEN ★ 15 FEB 48 - 4 JUL 68 MICKENS, CARL ★ 9 APR 44 - 4 JUL 70 TERRY, FREDERICK ★ 3 JUN 37 - 4 JUL 68 HICKS, JOSEPH ★ 30 MAR 47 - 4 JUL 67 WOODROW, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 46 - 4 JUL 67 BORREGO, ANTHONY ★ 25 MAR 42 - 5 JUL 67 LAWRENCE, BRUCE ★ 12 JAN 43 - 5 JUL 68 ALAMO, GABRIEL ★ 18 NOV 18 - 6 JUL 64 NAWROSKY, MICHAEL ★ 18 JUN 41 - 6 JUL 68 ACKERMAN, DAVID ★ 5 OCT 45 - 6 JUL 69 PIASCIK, MICHAEL ★ 28 NOV 45 - 6 JUL 66 BAGLEY, DENNIS ★ 19 MAR 47 - 6 JUL 69 SLATTERY, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 46 - 6 JUL 67 HOVANEC, DONALD ★ 10 DEC 49 - 7 JUL 69 DAVIS, HARLAND ★ 4 JUN 35 - 7 JUL 72 WEBER, WILLIAM ★ 19 NOV 46 - 7 JUL 68 DODSON, ROBERT ★ 17 MAY 43 - 7 JUL 68 COLEY, BRUCE ★ 30 MAY 48 - 7 JUL 69 COYLE, HUGH ★ 24 MAY 31 - 7 JUL 68 BIBBS, WARREN ★ 2 APR 45 - 7 JUL 68 MCLAUGHLIN, THOMAS ★ 27 AUG 46 - 7 JUL 67 PISCIOTTA, WAYNE ★ 7 DEC 50 - 8 JUL 71 HUMES, FRANK ★ 5 DEC 48 - 8 JUL 69 JOHNSON, ANTHONY ★ 6 OCT 40 - 8 JUL 67 DEVORE, CRAIG ★ 21 JUL 47 - 8 JUL 68 MOSES, DONALD ★ 4 AUG 45 - 9 JUL 66 LUTTGENS, JAMES ★ 7 MAY 49 - 9 JUL 70 STRANGEWAY, JAMES ★ 15 MAR 43 - 9 JUL 68 ANDERSON, STEVE ★ 12 JUL 46 - 10 JUL 69 MANIAS, ROBERT ★ 23 DEC 47 - 10 JUL 71 MCCONNELL, JAMES ★ 13 AUG 46 - 10 JUL 68 CHRISTENSON, WILLIAM ★ 22 MAR 45 - 10 JUL 69 RETZLAFF, ARTHUR ★ 2 DEC 42 - 10 JUL 67 HAYWARD, ARNOLD ★ 4 NOV 32 - 11 JUL 69 LIVELY, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 51 - 11 JUL 70 USILTON, JOHN ★ 29 JUN 41 - 12 JUL 69 YOHNNSON, GEORGE ★ 10 APR 47 - 12 JUL 66 JUDGE, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 46 - 12 JUL 67 COSTA, MARIO ★ 9 FEB 50 - 12 JUL 68 MORRIGGI, JOSEPH ★ 15 AUG 48 - 13 JUL 69 MOORE, JEROME ★ 29 JAN 47 - 14 JUL 67 MCCALL, GERALD ★ 13 JUN 40 - 14 JUL 68 COWEN, CHRISTOPHER ★ 6 JUL 47 - 15 JUL 68 VIEHMANN, GEORGE ★ 5 AUG 47 - 15 JUL 69 TENCZA, ANTHONY ★ 13 MAY 19 - 15 JUL 62 BERG, JOHN ★ 16 MAY 46 - 15 JUL 67 GOLDBERG, JOSEPH ★ 27 SEP 30 - 15 JUL 62 HAAS, LEON ★ 3 APR 43 - 17 JUL 72 CUCCINELLI, ROBERT ★ 30 APR 49 - 17 JUL 68 BACON, ROBERT ★ 3 JUL 45 - 17 JUL 69 VARS, JONATHAN ★ 28 SEP 43 - 17 JUL 69 HARTMAN, RICHARD ★ 1 MAY 35 - 18 JUL 67 ANASIEWICZ, RICHARD ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 JUL 66 ZUKOV, STEPHEN ★ 22 OCT 46 - 19 JUL 66 BESCHEN, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 45 - 19 JUL 66 RIGGINS, SIM ★ 12 DEC 46 - 19 JUL 66 ALFONSO, JOHN ★ 22 SEP 46 - 19 JUL 67 GERTSCH, JOHN ★ 29 SEP 44 - 19 JUL 69 HEGGAN, DONALD ★ 17 AUG 44 - 20 JUL 68 OUTWATER, ALBERT ★ 25 MAR 46 - 21 JUL 67 GILCH, JAMES ★ 6 MAY 45 - 21 JUL 66 JAMES, RODNEY ★ 30 MAR 46 - 22 JUL 66 ORTIZ-BURGOS, JOSE ★ 1 MAR 49 - 23 JUL 68 VOLPONE, DANTE ★ 3 MAR 47 - 23 JUL 67 EUCKER, FRANKLIN ★ 24 OCT 45 - 24 JUL 66 VIRGILIO, LAWRENCE ★ 16 APR 42 - 24 JUL 67 JENNINGS, MICHAEL ★ 24 FEB 50 - 25 JUL 69 CHAMBERS, HILLMAN ★ 30 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 68 ASMUTH, ROBERT ★ 29 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 70 MAJESKI, MICHAEL ★ 30 NOV 49 - 27 JUL 68 RENCEVICZ, CHESTER ★ 16 OCT 49 - 27 JUL 68 CAMPBELL, DONALD ★ 31 MAY 36 - 28 JUL 68 SMOYER, WILLIAM ★ 2 OCT 45 - 28 JUL 68 SHOOK, BOYD ★ 10 APR 52 - 28 JUL 70 KRUPINSKI, FREDERICK ★ 19 JAN 45 - 28 JUL 68 VALLONE, RICHARD ★ 22 DEC 45 - 29 JUL 67 CAMPEAU, FRANCIS ★ 28 MAY 45 - 29 JUL 67 FELVER, GALE ★ 2 JUL 46 - 29 JUL 66 KEIN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 49 - 29 JUL 69 AMENDOLA, JAMES ★ 13 OCT 44 - 29 JUL 69 LAVELLE, JOHN ★ 30 SEP 50 - 29 JUL 70 BERZINEC, WILLIAM ★ 11 DEC 30 - 30 JUL 68 BATES, RONALD ★ 4 NOV 49 - 31 JUL 69

Robert Hoffmann - Sergeant

Hometown:
Ridgefield Park
D.O.B.:
June 7, 1948
County:
Bergen
Rank:
Sergeant
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

June 3, 1969

Casualty Status:
Killed In Action
Country of Incident:
South Vietnam

Robert J. Hoffman was born on June 7, 1948, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoffman. His home of record is Ridgefield Park, NJ. The family had 2 sons, Richard and Robert.

He was drafted into the US Army in March 1968, and attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT).

Hoffman died in Country on June 3, 1969, after being in Vietnam for one year.

He is buried at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, NJ.

Sources: coffeltdatabase.org, Newspaper clippings and NJVVMF.
6/24/2025

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