Hugh Rufus Bodiford
Militarycook
2 air plus 3 ground kills.
flew F-80s in Europe 1948-49.
Flew 100 missions during Korean War with 39th FIS in F-51Ds 1950-1951.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alabama, USA | 24 April 1924 | Son of Rufus and Saddie Bodiford. |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL, USA | 1 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
Other Promotion |
27 December 1944 | Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant | |
Other Promotion |
26 May 1945 | Promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain | |
Based Transferred |
Raydon | 6 July 1945 | Transferred to 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group |
Died |
15 July 1980 | ||
Buried |
22 July 1980 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Plot: Sec: 59, Site: 1622 | |
Montgomery County, AL, USA | |||
Based |
Wormingford | 6 July 1945 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49124682/hugh-bodiford
Added back into the record, Bodiford's service number when newly enlisted which was '14192743' and restored events to biographical section using Al Skiff's sources:
https://www.fold3.com/page/90514456_hugh_bodiford/details/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49124682
Also restored Ted Damick's information to the record.