Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialIOOF Cemetery (Crescent City, Masonic, Veterans), E Cooper Ave, Crescent City, Del Norte County, California [25564]
FlagsUS Army, World War II
Father“Ed” Edmond D. HODGES (1880-1964)
MotherUgenia Eldora SUMMERS (1881-1965)
Obituary Online notes for Leonard N. HODGES
Leonard N. Hodges was the son of Edmond D. and Ugenia Eldora Summers Hodges. He was a member of Company H 3rd Bn. 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and a D-Day participant.
Leonard was in the US Army from April 6, 1943 until May 21, 1945. He was a Technical Seargant (E-7). Army Serial Number 31972763
Awarded 4 Bronze Stars for the Normandy Campaign in 1944.
Awarded a Purple Heart. Wounded in action a Normandy, France on June 7, 1944, and in Italy on September 15, 1943.
Awarded Silver Star Medal in 1944.
Distinguished Unit Badge 1944
Bronze Medal 1944
3 Overseas Bars
European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbons
Inscription on Leonard's grave marker lists 1 Silver Star, 1 Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. [25564]
Leonard was in the US Army from April 6, 1943 until May 21, 1945. He was a Technical Seargant (E-7). Army Serial Number 31972763
Awarded 4 Bronze Stars for the Normandy Campaign in 1944.
Awarded a Purple Heart. Wounded in action a Normandy, France on June 7, 1944, and in Italy on September 15, 1943.
Awarded Silver Star Medal in 1944.
Distinguished Unit Badge 1944
Bronze Medal 1944
3 Overseas Bars
European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbons
Inscription on Leonard's grave marker lists 1 Silver Star, 1 Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. [25564]