258043 Pte. Joseph Howard Hodge US Army 423rd Infantry Regiment, E Coy 106th Division from:Baltimore, MD Joseph Hodge served with the 106th Division 423rd Infantry Regiment US Army in WW2. He enlisted 10th of January 1943 and was shipped overseas in October 1944. He fought at the Battle of the Bulge from 16th of December 1944 and five days later was captured and held as a prisoner of war by the Germans, 21st of December 1944.
Joe was sent to Stalag IV-B then transferred to Stalag IV-G at the end of January 1945. He was in a work party assigned to clearing streets and railroad tracks. He was eventually liberated from the POW camp 20th of April 1945.
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