John Harvey Hoeffs
Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 8TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Oceanside, California
February 25, 1946 to November 28, 1966
JOHN H HOEFFS is on the Wall at Panel 12E, Line 127

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Memories

I remember the good times, I remember the bad.
Good makes me happy and the bad make me sad.
In 1965 America called on us again
To defend her and Honor Her and our Kin.
So off to Vietnam and war we went in 1966,
Humping the boonies and Flying in Huey Slicks.
We fought for our Country, our Honor and died
In jungles, rice paddies and mountain side.
We fought and died bravely not thinking of it twice,
Support from our familes and America would have been nice.
Ridiculed and sworn at spit upon and more -
If we had not done it, who would have fought the war?
Trying to save a foreign nation in time of strife,
We were willing to fight and give our life.
A nation ungrateful for almost 30 years
To this infantryman's soul it brings a tear.
Never shirked our duty, held our heads high with pride,
Holding our brothers and watching them die.
Looking at all the names on this Wall of Stone
Waiting for America to say "Thank you and welcome home!"

Johnathan Lee Nelson

John Nelson
A 1/8 4ID Vietnam 1966 1967
pointman@penn.com





On November 28, 1966, SP4 John H. Hoeffs was swimming with members of his unit about 10 miles north of the city of Tuy Hoa in Phy Yen Province, South Vietnam, when a large wave came in and swept several individuals out to sea.

All the individuals were able to get back to shore except for SP4 Hoeffs. A helicopter was used to search off shore and along the shoreline for him but he was not found. His remains have not been recovered.

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A memorial from his Comrade In Alpha 1/8th Inf,
John Nelson
pointman@penn.com 
27 Jul 2001


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