Courtney Hodges

Courtney Hodges

January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966

Courtney Hodges (1887–1966) was a senior officer in the United States Army who commanded the First U.S. Army in the Western European campaign of World War II. He rose from private to general, enlisting in 1906 and earning his commission in 1909. He also served under John J. Pershing in the Pancho Villa Expedition and commanded a battalion in France during World War I.

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