John "Johnny" Hoffman
Files
Title
John "Johnny" Hoffman
Subject
Sailors - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Hoffman, John "Johnny" Lynwood (1924-2014)
Description
Photograph of John "Johnny" Hoffman standing with his arms behind his back and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.
He was a veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War.
He was a veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "1943 - Strasburg" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified as "Johnny Huffman" in 2010 by Graham Connor, who remembered he delivered the NVD at the same time Graham delivered the Washington Post.
Correction to John Hoffman provided in 2026 by Gregory Hoffman, a cousin of the subject. This was confirmed by library staff.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
John Hoffman appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010788 and 010784.
Identifier
010788
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “John "Johnny" Hoffman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 2, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36431.
Comments
George F. Hoffman
This is actually John HOFFMAN, and he was my first cousin. His father was James Benton Hoffman, and his mother was May L. Orndorff Hoffman.