Name:
Robert L., Jr. Hodge
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
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Unit:
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-24
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
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Robert L. Hodge, Jr. was born on March 31, 1919. He served in the 43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. A crew member on the C-47 43-15251, he was killed in the crash of their aircraft when it was shot down by German flak while pulling in a troop-carrying glider on approach to Wesel. The airplane crashed in a field, killing all four crew members:
The crew members were:
S/Sgt Edward D. Armitage
T/Sgt Manuel L. Cohen
1st Lt Robert L. Hodge Jr.
1st Lt Charles E. Martin
2Lt Hodge is now buried in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA.
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