James Pratt Hodges

Military
General James O Hodges visits Colonel Thompson of the 448th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B/G James P Hodges (rt) with Col Thompson 448 BG (left).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '448 BG- 2nd BD Co General Hodges visiting Col Thompson.' UPL 74540 UPL 74540 Colonel Thompson of the 448th Bomb Group (left) shakes hand with Brigadier General James P Hodges.

First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B/G James P Hodges (rt) with Col Thompson 448 BG (left).'
Second handwritten caption on reverse: '448 BG- 2nd BD Co General Hodges visiting Col Thompson.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - UPL 74540 - Colonel Thompson of the 448th Bomb Group (left) shakes hand with Brigadier General James P Hodges. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B/G...

Major General James P Hodges served as Commanding General of the 2nd Air Division from 13 September 1942 to 1 August 1944. He retired 30 September 1951.



His son, James P Hodges II, served as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15045876 / 0-325990
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699045
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-707692
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

  • Site type: Military site
  • Known as: Old Catton, Camp Thomas

Events

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Born

Oakley, Maryland

Revisions

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NARA files verified DSM w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, DFC and AM. He earned at least one bronze star device on the EAME Campaign Medal, According to his official biography, his foreign decorations include the Order of the British Empire, the French National Order of the Legion of Honor, the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm and the Chinese Special Tecklet Cloud Banner.

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ContributorDieterle
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Philip Ardery, Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky: 1978) 125.

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Philip Ardery, Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky: 1978) 154-155, passim.

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ContributorLucy May
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Spelt out abbreviations in the Biography field for ease of understanding.

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Updated by James P Hodges III (grandson)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth by Roger Freeman

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