African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: March 7, 1920 (1918), Chambers, AL. Died: January 19, 1996, Palm Beach, FL. Enlisted: March 31, 1942, Ft. McClellan, AL.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Cook and in 1940 he was a farm laborer with the CCC. His father was Ben Hodge, a farm laborer and his mother was Mary Alene Minner. He married Lois Toomer on May 10, 1943 and they divorced in June 1953.
Serial #34166593