Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: Hoffmeister wuxuu ka qeybgalay koorsooyinka Shaqaalaha Dagaalka ee Kanada ee Royal Military College of Canada ee Kingston, Ontario. Sanadkii 1942, waxaa loo dalacsiiyay kornayl kuxigeen. Sanadkii 1943, waxaa la guddoonsiiyay Abaalmarinta Adeegga (DSO) halka
Dagaalkii Sicily. Sanadkii xigay wuxuu helay shahaadada DSO.