Background
Hof, Samuel was born on October 24, 1870 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Mayer) Hof.
Hof, Samuel was born on October 24, 1870 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Mayer) Hof.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1894, Army War College, 1921. Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1926.
Some of his classmates also became a general officers. Foreign example: Frank Parker, Hamilton South. Hawkins, George H. Estes, Junior., John West. Joyes, Ora East. Hunt, Pegram Whitworth, Briant H. Wells, John F. Preston, Francis L. Parker, Paul B. Malone or George Vidmer. He was originally commissioned a Second lieutenant of Cavalry in 1894, but he was later transferred to the Ordnance Corps.
Major General Samuel Hof retired from the Army in 1934 and died on March 10, 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia aged 66.
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Served at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, 1894-1897.
Married Alice Ingraham Mayo, May 1, 1900.