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 1920 - 1944 (24 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Kenneth Frank Hodson was born on 4 Nov 1920 in North Bend, Oregon, USA; died on 29 Nov 1944 in Pacific Ocean; was buried in Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Notes:
He was a bombadier in the 883rd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, 73rd Bomber Wing, XXI Bomber command of the Army Air Corps stationed at Isley Field, Saipan flying B-29s. The main target(s) of their bombing attacks were on the Japanese Home Islands. On 29 November 1944 the Bomber Command flew its 9th mission against the Industrial Area of Tokyo. Anti-aircraft fire was "heavy, meager to inaccurate" but one aircraft, Kenneth's, tail ID Z Square 44, disappeared without a trace for unknown reasons. It was the aircraft's 2nd mission, and the crew's first. Kenneth was declared Killed in Action on 29 November 1944.
Died:
World War II - Raids on Tokyo Industrial Areas
Killed in Action between Saipan and Tokyo
Kenneth married Mary Margaret Grant on 29 Jan 1944 in Midland, Texas, USA. Mary (daughter of James Evert Grant and Alice Elizabeth Mooney) was born on 26 May 1921 in Maywood, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Feb 1983 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
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