The Story
2nd Lt George Hofmann was killed in action on 23 June 1944, serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. On 23 June 1944, the 116th Infantry Regiment was holding its position on the line as part of the division's active defense. Records at this level do not break down activity by individual company, but the regiment as a whole was engaged in aggressive patrolling, conducted both day and night, to maintain contact with the enemy and secure its sector. Any specific actions by this particular unit that day would have occurred within that broader pattern of regimental patrol activity. 2nd Lt Hofmann was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
Source: NARA