Herman L Hodge
MilitaryShot down 22 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39785 "Thru Hel'en Hiwater". He was found wounded near the crash of the Fortress near Delecke, six miles South of Soest, Germany and captured. Brought to hospital in nearby Neheim, he died there on 23 April. Died of Injuries (DOI) as a Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38341021
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39262720
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35619772
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14119212 at enlistment, then O-693358
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32204721 / O-542491
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 November 1918 | Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia | |
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Other Bailed out |
22 April 1944 | of B-17 #42-39785 over Germany | |
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Other landed in a ditch |
22 April 1944 | near Delecke, South of Soest, Germany | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 April 1944 | wounded, he was captured and sent to hospital in nearby Neheim | |
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Other |
23 April 1944 | died of his wounds in hospital, Neheim, Germany | |
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Buried |
27 April 1944 | in the municipal cemetery of Arnsberg, near Neheim, Germany | |
| Washington, DC | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought to Margraten, The Netherlands. He rests there at Plot E, Row 11, Grave 67 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4272 / MACR 4272, href=www.303rdBG.com>www.303rdBG.com> roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database