Serviceman
Harry H Hodge
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- Army serial number
- 36566936
- Rank
- SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (4 July 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (10 July 1944), S/Sgt (22 August 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944)
- Hometown
- South Hampton MA; DETROIT MI; Detroit MI
- Also written
- Harry Hodge
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 186
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Edward R. Promberger Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SGT |
| 4 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1555 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1607 | SSGT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1744 | SSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2938 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 9 January 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-01-09 HQ: 673 Hokover, Abraham I.
- 1944-08-22 840th: TSC3 Above EM prom fr S/Sgt to gr of T/Sgt per Par 2, FLD 08 CAPT 1ST LT
- 1944-09-05 840th: I/SEt
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 868, roll 566195336 p. 1832, roll 570165454 p. 2619
Statements, mentions and histories
ver wallow in self-pity. young woman first engaged and then married to a 483rd Bomb Group veteran. On October 4th of 44 Harry Hodge, having completed 52 bombing missions, hit American soil. I hope this finds you in good health. I thank you During his three-week furlough Jenny and Harry and
e Squadron Date Reported by Westerland, Herbert A 816 10/19/2022 Jay Clifton Diamond, Theodore 840 8/2/2022 Jay Clifton Hodge, Harry H 840 6/8/2022 Jay Clifton Crow, William K 816 2/15/2022 Jay Clifton Bratlie, Jack R 816 2/11/2022 Jay Clifton Ford, Thomas A 817 7/27/2021 Jay Clifton Fager,
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