Full Name: WILLIAM JEFFREY HODGES
Date of Birth: 11/2/1947
Date of Casualty: 12/4/1968
Home of Record: SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SGT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG NGAI
Home of Record: Silver Spring, Maryland
Date of birth: Sunday, 11/02/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant (See Note below)
ID No: 13853373
MOS:11H20 Infantry Direct Fire Crewman
LenSvc: Between 3 and 4 years
Unit: C Company, 5TH BN, 46TH INF RGT, AMERICAL DIV
Note: E4 at loss. Posthumous Promotion as indicated
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Monday, 09/02/1968
Casualty Date: Wednesday, 12/04/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Ngai, South Vietnam
Type: Non-hostile, Died Of Other Causes
Reason:Other Accident – Ground Casualty
HODGES, WILLIAM JEFFREY
- SGT USA
- DATE OF BIRTH: 11/02/1947
- DATE OF DEATH: 12/04/1968
- BURIED AT: SECTION 51 SITE 93
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