Fred D Hodges
MilitaryShot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230150 'Exterminator' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Exterminator
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Long Island, New York, USA | 1 November 1939 | Enlisted in the Army Air Corps Nov. 1, 1939, and served at Mitchel Field, L. I., and Langley Field, Va., before being assigned as a mechanic in a ground crew in Puerto Rico, where he was stationed about 18 months. |
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Other Commissioned / Pilot wings |
Valdosta, GA, USA | 11 November 1942 | Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 11, 1942. |
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Died |
Lathen, Germany | 28 July 1943 | Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230150 'Exterminator' Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Born |
New York, USA | Son of Lewis W and Margaret W Hodges. | |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing. American War Cemetery Margraten. | ||
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Other Flight training |
Field St, Camden, SC 29020, USA | Received flight training at Maxwell Field, Ala., and Camden Field, S.C. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 214 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database