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Personal info

Full name
HODGE, James Little
Date of birth
9 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15014970
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 22

Immediate family

Members
William Hodge (father)
Elizabeth Hodge (mother)
Frieda V. (Henry) Hodge (wife)

More information

S/Sgt James L. Hodge was employed at General Electric Company.

He joined the Regular Army at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 12 November 1940.

S/Sgt Hodge was seriously wounded on 27 December 1944 and died three days later.

At the time of his death the 11th Infantry Regiment was engaged in fighting in the vicinity of Beaufort-Dillingen, Luxembourg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Ohio Birth Index, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Glenna Washburn, www.ancestry.com - Rutila_Washburn