Background
Hoffman, Oscar Allen was born on February 4, 1920 in Newark. Son of Ernest Benjamin and Edith Marie (Myers) Hoffman.
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Hoffman, Oscar Allen was born on February 4, 1920 in Newark. Son of Ernest Benjamin and Edith Marie (Myers) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Arts, Drew U., 1943; Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1948; postgraduate, United States Naval War College, 1953.
Section leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Naval Operations research group, Washington, 1948-1954; manager operations research, American Machine and Foundry, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1954-1958; vice president, special assistant to president, Champion International Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut, 1958-1985; commissioner finance, Stamford, 1978-1982. Chief operations research Turkish General Staff, Ankara, summer 1956.
Married Carolyn Ruth Layman, May 10, 1947 (divorced). Children: Peter Miles, Jared Mark. Married Geri McReynolds, August 21, 1956.