Henry F.T. Hoffman

Henry Francis Terence Hoffman (ヘンリー・フランシス・テレンス・ホフマン, Henrī Furanshisu terensu Hofuman, 1917-2003), also known as H.F.T. Hoffman (H.F.T.ホフマン), was an American lieutenant of the Untied States Army. He participate in the Toho Labor Dispute in stopping the protesters during the US occupation in Japan. 
== Career ==
Hoffman was born in Portland, Oregon, moving to San Francisco in his early youth. His family was Catholic. He attended the University of San Francisco majored in mathematics, entering the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in 1938. After graduation, he married his girlfriend, Ruby Richardson (1920-2008), eventually having two kids, Kelvin and Eliza. He remained married to Ruby for 65 years until his death in 2003. 
In 1941, Hoffman commissioned a second lieutenant in the 37th Field Artillery Regiment. And was initially assigned to the 6th Ranger Battalion, a part of one of the Army's pack mule units. In his first assignment as a battalion officer, Hoffman often hang out with other soldiers that one man describe him as a well known guy. The battalion was dispatched to Guadalcanal to assist the Marines during the Solomon Islands campaign. He leads his battalion through the forest and launching raids on Japanese camps as they searching for intels. During the night Battle of Edson's Ridge, a sniper bullet hits Hoffman in his left shoulder and two soldiers attempt to kill him, but he grab his M1911 pistol from his holster and shot them dead, but soon out of ammo. Then three more enemy soldiers began charging at his trench position, but Hoffman grab a Bowie knife and an M1 Garand rifle, firing and cutting them down. 
He was awarded the Medal of Honor by General Alexander Vandegrift for his bravery and was hospitalized in New Zealand to recovered his wound. During his recovery, Hoffman wrote his dairy about his experience and sending letters to his wife. After returning the field, his battalion are sent to the Bougainville Island during Operation Cartwheel to destroy the Japanese airfields and communication posts. During the campaign, Hoffman was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to Task Force 76 under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. In late 1944, he participate in the Philippines campaign and led his men to liberate the city of Manila, which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. As Japan began to disintegrate in September due to two atomic bombs on two major cities (Hiroshima & Nagasaki) and a military coup in August, Hoffman was again promoted to captain and was part of the occupational force in Japan.
During his time, Hoffman's job was to arrest many war criminals and disarmed the remaining Japanese forces. In 1946, he was sent to Toho Studio in Tokyo to stop the protesters during the Third Toho Dispute. After the occupation ended in 1952, Hoffman retired from the army and return to California to lived with his wife and kids. During his peaceful life, Hoffman wrote many books about his war experience and talking to the media. He passed away in 2003 from brain tumor at the age of 86.