George Harold Hodgson

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media-7569.jpeg UPL 7569 George Harold Hodgson

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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

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

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marysville, Fredericton, NB E3A, Canada 30 January 1909 Born at family home.

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 18 June 1942 Induction into military service

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

Other

Shot down

Bergues, France 2 September 1943 Shot down, B-26B 41-31629 Janets Dream.

Died

Hillsboro, NH, USA 4 April 1989

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211, USA 24 October 1990 Buried Section 60, grave 2097, Arlington National Cemetery

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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

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Arlington National Cemetery website

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Service records

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Arlington National Cemetery website

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U.S Army letter to his wife after capture.

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Family Photo

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This site

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Janets Dream crew photo

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Service record

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Birth Certificate, service records

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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

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