Bert Roy Hodges Jr
Military
Navigator Daniel Shaffer (misspelt as Shaeffer on board) flew as Bazin's co-pilot on 10 missions between 22 March 1945 and 6 April 1945, so again, photo was taken some point between these two dates.
Handwritten caption on reverse: '100th BG'. Roger Freeman Collection
Daniel Shaffer's page on 100th Bomb Group Foundation website: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=4699…
Object Number - FRE 4118 - The mission board of the 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts, taken some time after 6 February 1945 as this was the date that...
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Lantz Crew.
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16064372
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Collin County, Texas | 12 December 1918 | |
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Died |
Corsicana, Texas | 4 November 2004 | |
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Buried |
Malakoff Cemetery Malakoff, Texas | 7 November 2004 | Interred Malakoff Cemetery Malakoff, Henderson County, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia