Victor Hoff
Ballplayers Decorated in Combat
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1920 Granite City, IL |
| Date and Place of Death: | |
| Baseball Experience: | Minor League |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Military Unit: | 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group US Army Air Force |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
Victor F. Hoff, the son of Herman and Elizabeth Hoff, was born in
Granite City, Illinois, in 1920. He played for the Pueblo Rollers and
the Sioux Falls Canaries of the Class D Western League in 1941,
appearing in just seven games
Hoff entered military service in September 1941, and trained as a bomber
pilot. In April 1944, Second Lieutenant Hoff was the co-pilot of a
replacement crew assigned to the 715th Bomb Squadron of the 448th Bomb
Group in England. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air
Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
When his tour was completed, Hoff returned to the United States, where
he was assistant air inspector at Scott Field, Illinois.
Hoff didn't return to baseball after the war. He worked as director of
sales for Dolan Co., Realtors of St. Louis, and was last known to be
living in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri.
Date Added February 6, 2018
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