(1887-01-05)January 5, 1887 Perry, Georgia, United States
Died
January 16, 1966(1966-01-16) (aged 79) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1906–1949
Rank
General
Service number
0-2686[1]
Unit
Infantry Branch
Commands held
First United States Army Third United States Army X Corps Army Ground Forces Infantry School, Fort Benning 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars
Philippine–American War
Border War[2]
Pancho Villa Expedition
World War I
Hundred Days Offensive
Battle of Saint-Mihiel[2]
Meuse-Argonne campaign[2]
World War II
Operation Overlord
Normandy landings
Operation Cobra
Falaise pocket
Siegfried Line campaign
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
Battle of Aachen
Operation Queen
Battle of the Bulge
Western Allied invasion of Germany
Operation Lumberjack
Battle of Remagen
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross
Army Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star
Bronze Star Medal
Complete list
Spouse(s)
Mildred Lee Buchner
(m. 1928)
General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, rising from private to general.
Born in Perry, Georgia, he began studies at the United States Military Academy but dropped out after failing Geometry. He joined the Army in 1906 as a private, rapidly advanced into the noncommissioned officer ranks, and obtained a commission after passing a competitive examination in 1909. As a young man, Hodges served under Colonel John J. Pershing in the Pancho Villa Expedition and became part of the first rescue mission in U.S. military aviation history when he helped save a stranded aviator. He was a battalion commander in France during World War I, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism.
In 1943, he was sent to England to serve under General Omar Bradley. Hodges was deputy commander of First Army during the D-Day invasion. Two months later, he was appointed First Army's commander. Under Hodges, First Army had 18 divisions, the most under the immediate command of any general in the European theater of World War II. First Army liberated Paris, was the first Allied army to enter Germany, and cut Nazi Germany in two by advancing east to link up with Soviet forces who advanced west.[3]
General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army...
under Patton, Bradley's former commander, while Lieutenant General CourtneyHodges, whom Bradley had succeeded as Commandant of the Infantry School, succeeded...
Lieutenant general CourtneyHodges, was directed on 31 August to advance to the north to cut the highway between Lille and Brussels. Hodges' main objective...
combat formation was laid. Krueger was succeeded by Lieutenant General CourtneyHodges who led the Army for the rest of 1943. The news that many had expected...
Bradley assuming command of the Twelfth Army Group, Lieutenant General CourtneyHodges assumed command of the First Army. In addition, the USAAF's Ninth Air...
General Hodges may refer to: CourtneyHodges (1887–1966), U.S. Army general Ben Hodges (born 1955), U.S. Army lieutenant general Harry Foote Hodges (1860–1929)...
region of Lorraine, while General CourtneyHodges's First Army was ordered to break through the front near Aachen. Hodges had initially hoped to bypass the...
command of Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, with Lieutenant Generals CourtneyHodges and George Patton commanding First Army and Third Army, respectively...
diversion, phantom formation Commanders Notable commanders Omar N. Bradley CourtneyHodges George S. Patton Lesley J. McNair William H. Simpson John L. DeWitt...
Name Original chapter Notability References CourtneyHodges Psi Commander of the First United States Army, World War II Richard J. Seitz Alpha Omega Lieutenant...
Goodpaster (1943) Stuart Heintzelman (1916) Lewis Blaine Hershey (1933) CourtneyHodges (1925) William M. Hoge (1928) Michelle J. Howard (1998) Clarence R...
General Asa L. Singleton 1 October 1936 31 August 1940 9 Major General CourtneyHodges 1 September 1940 3 March 1941 10 Major General Omar N. Bradley 4 March...
road continued 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) further to Liège where General CourtneyHodges maintained First Army Headquarters. This included several large supply...
1941–1943 Succeeded by CourtneyHodges Preceded by Herbert J. Brees Commanding General Third Army 1941–1943 Succeeded by CourtneyHodges Preceded by Newly...
city limits of Perry. It is known locally as General CourtneyHodges Boulevard, after CourtneyHodges, the United States Army general that was born in Perry...
division's assembly areas. To complete the capture of Carentan, Gen. CourtneyHodges of First Army created a task force under Gen. Anthony McAuliffe to...
leaders Bernard Montgomery Omar Bradley Harry Crerar Miles Dempsey CourtneyHodges George S. Patton Günther von Kluge † Walter Model Paul Hausser Heinrich...
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