Carl William Hoffman (December 24, 1919 – May 31, 2016) was a decorated

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. He is most noted for his service with

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during

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or later as commanding general of

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during Operation Frequent Wind.

Early life

Carl W. Hoffman was born on December 24, 1919, in

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, and attended Thomas Jefferson High School in

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. He won a nationwide trumpet competition and was awarded a scholarship to the

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, where earned Bachelor of Arts degree in Music in summer 1941. While at the university, he enlisted the Marine Corps Reserve via Platoon leaders Class at Officer Candidates School on May 18, 1940, and took part in summer training camps in 1940 and 1941.

World War II

Hoffman was commissioned second lieutenant in the marine corps reserve on March 15, 1942, and sailed for the

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located in

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. He spent next several months with jungle training and construction of beach fortifications against possible Japanese threat. Hoffman arrived with 8th Marines to

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at the beginning of November 1942 and took part in the heavy combats. He was later wounded in action and ordered to

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for recovery. During his time there, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and appointed commanding officer of

Weapons Company. He was promptly promoted to the rank of captain during 1943. The 8th Marines spent several months in New Zealand, before sailed within

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in November 1943. Hoffman led his Weapons Company ashore on November 20, but his landing craft received direct hit from a Japanese mortar and eight marines were killed and several wounded. He led the rest of his men ashore and during the next three days of hand-to-hand combat, Hoffman and his company were integrated into the 2nd Battalion under Major Henry P. Crowe. Hoffman later recalled: ''"There was just no way to rest; there was virtually no way to eat. Mostly it was close, hand-to-hand fighting and survival for three and a half days. It seemed like the longest period of my life."'' Following the battle, Eight Marines were ordered to

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for rest and refit. Hoffman was subsequently transferred to

and appointed Commander of Company G. He spent next six month with training and integration of replacements into the regiment. During the June 1944, units of 2nd Marine Division sailed to for the new target,

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in the

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. Hoffman landed with his company on the right flank of the division on June 15, Captain Hoffman braved intense artillery and mortar fire to reorganize his men for their assault on enemy beach positions and for securing contact with the unit on his right. At dawn of the following day, he resumed the attack and personally directing the company in the face of hostile fire. He was slightly wounded and received the

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for gallantry in action. The Eight Marines subsequently took part in the Seizure of Tinian and Hoffman had another lively experience before leaving the island. He was a trumpet addict and carried his horn with him all through the Pacific war: Hoffman returned to the United States during September 1944 and was ordered to the instruction at

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, Georgia which he completed in the spring of 1945. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of major and appointed instructor at

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Postwar career

Major Hoffman remained at Quantico until 1948, when he was attached to the History Section at the Headquarters Marine Corps. While in this capacity, he served under Colonel Robert D. Heinl Jr. and wrote several historic series about Marine Campaigns in Pacific. Hoffman remained in this capacity until 1951 and subsequently commanded recruiting stations in

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and

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until May 1954. He also competed in ASCAP's armed forces competition to celebrate 100th Anniversary of the birth of John Philip Sousa and won $1,000 with his "Esprit de Corps March". He was meanwhile promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on October 22, 1952. He was then ordered to

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and appointed commanding officer of

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. However, Armistice Agreement was already in effect, and Hoffman spent his time in Korea with guard duties along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Hoffman was later transferred to the staff of

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under Major General

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and appointed assistant chief of staff for operations. First Marine Division was ordered back to the United States in April 1955 and Hoffman was transferred to staff of U.S. Pacific Fleet under Admiral

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. Hoffman served on the Fleet Headquarters on Hawaii as Joint Plans Officer until summer of 1957. He distinguished himself in this capacity and received Army Commendation Medal. Hoffman was subsequently ordered for the instruction at Armed Forces Staff College at

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, and upon the graduation one year later, he was appointed intelligence officer of

under Major General Edward W. Snedeker. Hoffman left 1st Marine Division in 1960 in order to enter Senior Course at Naval War College in

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. Upon the graduation one year later, he was appointed a member of the faculty and promoted to the rank of

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on July 1, 1962. He rejoined 1st Marine Division on April 21, 1964, when he was appointed commanding officer of

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. Hoffman supervised the training of the regiment and preparation for combat deployment in Vietnam until the end of June 1965. He did not went with the regiment to

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and was transferred to the Headquarters Marine Corps, where served as Assistant Head of the Policy Analysis Division under Commandant,

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. During his time Washington, Hoffman attended

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and earned

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. During the last year of General Greene's tenure as the

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, Hoffman relieved Brigadier General

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as the

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from February to August 1967. He was then appointed director of Marine Corps Intelligence, but remained in that capacity only until the end of December 1967, when General Greene retired.

Vietnam War

Hoffman was nominated for the promotion to the rank of

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and finally promoted on January 1, 1968. He was subsequently ordered to

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and joined

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under Major General

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on January 22 of that year. Hoffman was appointed assistant division commander, but in fact he shared this capacity with Brigadier General Jacob E. Glick. Hoffman joined General Tompkins at

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and was responsible for the operations and Glick remained at Phu Bai Combat Base with responsibility for the logistics support. The

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(PAVN) and

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, launched

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few days after and Hoffman had full hands of work. He was also assigned for temporary additional duty to the staff of

(III MAF) as Operations Officer (G-3) on March 1 and now held dual command. While in this capacity, Hoffman was tasked by Lieutenant General Robert E. Cushman, commanding general of III MAF, to undertake a broad-based study to estimate the future requirements for the defense of northern

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, South Vietnam. Hoffman's study group was to assume that the political aspects of the war would not change and that there would be no further refinement of the rules of engagement. He and his group made several proposals relative to the war in the north and proposed the concentration on the future of the barrier, the strongpoints and allied forces along the

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. At the end of April 1968, Hoffman moved to Khe Sanh Combat Base and relieved BG Glick as Commander of ''Task Force Hotel'', a combinated Marine-Army unit, which operated in the vicinity of the base. He instituted a special four-man deep reconnaissance patrols, which brought back invaluable intelligence about the location of enemy forces in the sector. On August 18, 1968, Hoffman was transferred to the staff of

under Major General

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and also retained his temporary duty as Operations officer of III MAF. He subsequently took part in the planning of Operations Maui Peak and

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and completed his tour in Vietnam in mid February 1969. For his service in Vietnam, Hoffman was decorated with the

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and also received several decorations from the Government of South Vietnam.

Later service

Following the brief leave with his family after his return from Vietnam, Hoffman was appointed commanding general of Force Troops,

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(FMFPAC). In this capacity, he was responsible for all independent units under FMFPAC such as support artillery units, antiaircraft artillery units, military police battalions, separate engineer units and other miscellaneous force units. He also held dual hat as commanding general of Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms, where the headquarters of Force Troops was located. Hoffman served in this capacity for next two years and following the promotion to the rank of

in May 1971, he assumed duty as commanding general of

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. In this capacity, he was responsible for the Recruit Training of new marines, who can later served as replacements for the units serving overseas. Hoffman received the

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for his service at Parris Island in the later phase of the Vietnam War. He served at Parris Island until October 1972 and subsequently assumed duties as director of personnel at Headquarters Marine Corps. Hoffman was then transferred to Marine Corps Base Quantico and appointed director of Education at Marine Corps Educational Center there. Hoffman served in this capacity only for brief period in 1974 and later assumed command of

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on December 31, 1974. He received second

for his service in this capacity. During the spring of 1975, the situation in

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became worse, when

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seized power in

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. The United States Government ordered the evacuation of American citizens and General Hoffman supervised marines units during Operation Eagle Pull, the United States military evacuation by air. The PAVN general staff launched a massive offensive in March 1975 and successfully advanced on

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. The collapse of South Vietnamese government led to the exodus of civilians and need of humanitarian assistance. The United States responded with the providing of air transport of civilians to the areas still under South Vietnamese control and used units of III MAF under Major General Hoffman for that purpose. During Operation Frequent Wind at the end of April 1975, Hoffman's marines assisted in the evacuation of U.S. and South Vietnamese civilians. Hoffman was succeeded in command of III MAF by Major General

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on May 31, 1975, and was ordered to the States for command of

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. He served next three years in this capacity and retired on June 30, 1978, after 38 years of commissioned service.

Retirement

Following his retirement, Hoffman settled in

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, where he built a house for him and his wife. He subsequently formed a swing "Carl Hoffman Dance Band" and performed at country, dance, golf and community clubs, birthdays and weddings. They were successful and from total of six band members, only one had a regular job. Hoffman later said about his music career: Major General Carl W. Hoffman died on May 31, 2016, in

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, and is buried at

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, together with his wife, Ruth Allene Hoffman (1921–2005). They had three children: Jill Ann Schwenk, wife of late Brigadier General James R. Schwenk; Carl W. Hoffman Jr., who served in the Marines and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel and John David Hoffman, Computer Systems Administrator.

Decorations

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References

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Early life

World War II

Postwar career

Vietnam War

Later service

Retirement

Decorations

See also

References