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HODSON, Thomas Eugene "Tommy" - Date of
birth
6 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New Ross, Montgomery County, Indiana -
Hometown
Albany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32948256 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wiltz, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bernard S. Hodson (father)
Mary M. (Baker) Hodson (mother)
Earl W. Hodson (brother)
Clarence K. Hodson (brother)
Leona M. Hodson (sister)
Bettie L. Hodson (sister)
Ernest Hodson (brother)
Mary N. (Devlin) Hodson (wife)
Eugene T. Hodson (son)
James Hodson (son)
More information
Pfc Thomas E. Hodson enlisted in Albany, New York on 1 December 1943. He was wounded in action on 10 August 1944 and recovered at a medical station in England.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Birth Certificates / Bovia Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, www.ancestry.com - SharonE62, Knickerbocker News - 29 September 1944