Hoffman, Mort (Interview outline and video), 2015

Mort Hoffman was born in Rochester, New York in 1926. He grew up in Rochester and graduated in June 1944. From 1942-1944 he was in the New York National Guard and after graduating from high school decided to enlist in the Navy. He trained at Naval Training Station Sampson, New York and was deployed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffman, Mort
Other Authors: Moore, Deb (Interviewer)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives 2015
Subjects:
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States > History
Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War
1939-1945 > Personal narratives
American
United States. National Guard
United States. Navy
Adak
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/30008
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f570b9fbe195a804d4d0adf76700688b.mp4
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5b0bf48f326d2e41ad987f0807f7df36.pdf
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Summary:Mort Hoffman was born in Rochester, New York in 1926. He grew up in Rochester and graduated in June 1944. From 1942-1944 he was in the New York National Guard and after graduating from high school decided to enlist in the Navy. He trained at Naval Training Station Sampson, New York and was deployed out of Camp Parks, California. He was sent up to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and served on the island of Adak with the 114th Naval Construction Battalion, helping to maintain vehicles and equipment as well as take part in construction projects. He stayed on the Aleutian Islands from December 1944 to July 1946, and was discharged shortly after his return.

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