James T Hodges

Military

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-17 42-31091 'Maggie'.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-440624
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Maggie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington County, TN 1 August 1922

Enlisted

Camp Forrest, TN 19 September 1942 Camp Forrest, Tennessee

Buried

Mount Home/Johnson City, Tennessee Mount Home/Johnson City, Tennessee

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son