Posted on Feb 20, 2016
WWII Vet, Adopted by Queens Precinct After Burglaries, Laid to Rest
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Now this is a great story with a great ending. It goes to show what can be done by city and Federal officials when they work together. Wilbur looks like he was a very jovial man, despite being robbed and beaten by cowardly crooks. I know he appreciated all the help he got. RIP, Wilbur.
GLENDALE — The officers at the 104th Precinct didn't get to know Wilbur Hoffman through the best of circumstances.
Hoffman, a World War II veteran, lived alone in a house off Catalpa Avenue and was burglarized and beaten multiple times over the past two years as men broke into his home and stole lock boxes filled with his life savings from his career repairing buses for NYC Transit
GLENDALE — The officers at the 104th Precinct didn't get to know Wilbur Hoffman through the best of circumstances.
Hoffman, a World War II veteran, lived alone in a house off Catalpa Avenue and was burglarized and beaten multiple times over the past two years as men broke into his home and stole lock boxes filled with his life savings from his career repairing buses for NYC Transit
WWII Vet, Adopted by Queens Precinct After Burglaries, Laid to Rest
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WWII World War Two
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Police
Posted 9 y ago
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I am glad to learn that the officers of the 104th Precinct and the neighbors of Wilbur Hoffman did their best to help him after he had been burglarized and beaten so many times SGT (Join to see). I am glad that the city's veterans' affairs department assisted in his funeral and burial at a nearby cemetery and that members of the Queens County American Legion gave him a proper military service, saluting him as his flag-draped casket was brought out by the NYPD's Honor Guard.
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Isn't that just awesome LTC Stephen F.. It's a little sad, but he was shown the respect he earned.
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Thank you for sharing this SGT (Join to see). Why are people so terrible to their fellow man? My sympathies to any family he may have and also to the members of the NYPD who cared for him. I think I was locked up by members of the 104th Precinct after Vietnam!
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SFC William Farrell, Why did you have sympathy for the police who took care of him? Lol
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What a great story. Its sad, but its great that the officers at the 104th Precinct did so much and became part of his life. Thank You 104th Precinct, we need more people like you.
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