Edwin Hofstetter

Birthplace: Natoma, Kansas

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 103 Infantry

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Dec 3, 1942

Discharged: Nov 30, 1945

Honored By: Self

I was a section leader, serving eleven months in the European Theater of Operations. I was in charge of a sixteen man section, which was comprised of two 81mm mortar crews, and directed the emplacement of the guns. I made observations of the terrain and established the observation post. In addition, I was responsible for the equipment of the men and the care of the guns. When the war ended, I was in Innsbruck, Austria.