This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoffman Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AQB.2ACI/255.7 Message Board Post: Plattsmouth Journal, Monday, January 13, 1919 WILLIAM HOFFMAN IS BACK FROM FRANCE HERO OF MANY FIERCE BATTLES ARRIVES HOME LAST EVENING, DISCHARGED. WAS WOUNDED OCTOBER 23’D Machine Gun bullet Received In Battle Keeps Plattsmouth boy In the Hospital. >From Saturday’s Daily. Last evening William HOFFMAN, a member of the famous Rainbow Division and who went through all the war from the time that America entered until he was wounded, on October 23rd, in battle, and a sharer of the privations and dangers of that valiant fighting unit, arrived here from Camp Funston, where he was mustered out on last Wednesday. In the spring of 1917, he with seven others from this city enlisted at Glenwood, Iowa, and has fought through all the battles which they have been staged since. Of these eight young men from this city two were killed, Edward C. RIPPLE, and Hugh KEARNES, both killed in battle, three wounded, two gassed and only one at this time who has not been reported as wounded by gun shot, shrapnel or gassed. This is taking pretty severe toll. Mr. Hoffman who has a machine gun bullet thru his leg is now well, the wound having entirely healed. Mr. Hoffman after his wounding on the [illegible] October, was taken to the hospital and was not in the fighting after that, he arrived at Camp Merritt on December ninth, about four weeks after the signing of the armistice and remained there until about a week since when he was sent to Camp Funston for mustering out. Billy is feeling pretty fine to be back in old Plattsmouth again, and the war over. He like the young hero he is, went and gave what h! e had of service and devotion to country, and when he could no longer be of service, returned to his home again. He had to say he has not seen Ralph LAIR for some time as he was in the hospital on account of being gassed, for some time before he was wounded himself, but had returned to the front again, and has gone to Germany since the signing of the armistice. We are hoping it will not be long until the other boys of this division as well as all others will be at home again.