Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Major Albert Hoffman's letters from Europe, 1944-45, to his wife and children in Texas, covers his service with the 29th Infantry Division in the ETO. Born in Brownwood, Texas, Hoffman enlisted in the Texas National Guard in 1926 and served with the 36th Division after mobilization until 1943, and again after the war in reorganization of the Texas National Guard, as a Lt. Col/Battalion Commander from 1946 until 1956, and as a Colonel on Division staff from 1956 until his retirement in 1961. 27 photos, 3 maps.