George Harold Hodgson
Military
Family photo
Object Number - UPL 7569 - George Harold Hodgson
Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 2-Sep-43 in B-26B #41-31629 'Janet's Dream' while serving as Tail Gunner. Aircraft was on a mission to bomb the German airfield of Lille/Nord AF when it was hit by flak and exploded near French coast, crashing at Bergues, France. Engineer/Gunner SSGT James Hamilton and Tail Gunner George Hodgson were blown clear and became Prisoner of War (POW)s. 4KIA 2POW MACR 516.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15055746
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13010670
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794055
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742377
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793205
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Janets Dream
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marysville, Fredericton, NB E3A, Canada | 30 January 1909 | Born at family home. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 18 June 1942 | Induction into military service |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 2 September 1943 - 3 May 1945 | POW - Stalag 9C then to Stalag 17B, Braunau-Genikendorf (near Krems), Austria, Hut 18A |
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Other Shot down |
Bergues, France | 2 September 1943 | Shot down, B-26B 41-31629 Janets Dream. |
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Died |
Hillsboro, NH, USA | 4 April 1989 | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211, USA | 24 October 1990 | Buried Section 60, grave 2097, Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added SN and POW decoration based on MACR 516; POW details based on National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; editied Summary biography with crash location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.262
