The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant [then Private First Class] Frank H. Hofman (ASN: 42190301), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 20 April 1945, in Furth, Germany. During the violent house to house fighting in Furth, Germany, Private Hofman’s platoon was pinned down by deadly enemy machine gun and small arms fire coming from a nearby church building. Realizing the church had to be cleared immediately to prevent further casualties, Private Hofman fired a rocket into the doorway of the building, and then entered the enemy position through a hail of machine gun fire. Hurling a grenade through a doorway, he single-handedly stormed the hostile fortress, killing four riflemen and taking six machine gunners prisoner. Through his selfless courage and gallant devotion to duty, Private Hofman made an effective contribution to the rapid capitulation of the city of Furth.