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Lt. Jake HdgestGets Silver Star|1r- fInside Germanyi;:iiMajor General Horace L. McBride. Commanding General of the 80th Infantry Division, an-, nounces that 1st Lt Jake D. j Hodges of Comanche recently was•awarded the Silver Star for gal-llantry in action in Germany on 29 March 1945. On 29 March 1945, while making a reconnaissance near Rambach. Germany. Lt. J Hodges discovered an enemy company eating breakfast in a wooded area While returning to report !the information to the battalion' command post, Lt. Hodges located a friendly rifle company which he led In an attack on the enemy position, killing ’ten and capturing sixty five without a casualty.He is the husband of Mrs, Catherine B. Hodges who resides in Comanche with their young son. The lieutenant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. P Hodges of Comanche.The citation read as follows: For gallantry in action in Germany on 29 March 1945, in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States. On 29 March 1945. while making a reconnaissance near I Rambach. Germany, Lt Hodges, 'an executive officer of a heavy weapons company, discovered an enemy company eating breakfast in a wooded area. While returning to report the information to the ! battalion command post, Lt. Hodges located a friendly rifle company which he led in an attack on the enemy position, killing ten and capturing sixty five enemy soldiers without a casualty. The initiative, courage, and devotion to duty displayed by Lt. Hodges are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces of the United States.
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Comanche Chief
Comanche, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 01, 1945
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