Corp Richard Preston Hodges

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Corp Richard Preston Hodges Veteran

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
22 Feb 1969 (aged 20)
Vietnam
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
R, 117
Memorial ID
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United States Marine Corps Corporal Hodges was killed by an explosive device during the Vietnam War.

Richard is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 32W079 and was awarded the Silver Star Medal:

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Richard Preston Hodges (2172138), Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company A, First Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam on 22 February 1969.
United States Marine Corps Corporal Hodges was killed by an explosive device during the Vietnam War.

Richard is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 32W079 and was awarded the Silver Star Medal:

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Richard Preston Hodges (2172138), Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company A, First Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam on 22 February 1969.