Hoffman, Fred, 1924-

Born in 1922, Fred Hoffman grew up in Boston, Mass. during the depression. He left Boston University after his junior year to serve with the U.S. Army on the Italian front during 1943-44. After a medical discharge, he began working as a reporter for United Press in Boston. Hoffman joined the Washington bureau of the Associated Press in 1949 and in 1961 was assigned as defense correspondent at the Pentagon. In 1984, he assumed the position of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs with the U.S. Dept. of Defense.

From the description of [Papers] / Fred Hoffman. c1961-1984. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 35395210