Hodge Robert L., Jr.

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Robert L., Jr. Hodge is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

315th Troop Carrier Group Monument

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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