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Courtney Hodges

1887 - 1966

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General Courtney Hicks Hodges (5 January 1887 – 16 January 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Courtney Hodges is the 1,520th most popular military personnel (up from 1,521st in 2019), the 5,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,617th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Courtney Hodges ranks 1,520 out of 2,058. Before him are Leosthenes, Franz Rohr von Denta, Erich Bey, Hubert Lanz, Jean Reynier, and Matsudaira Hirotada. After him are James Longstreet, Władysław Raginis, Traugott Herr, John Frost, Vittorio Ambrosio, and Otto von Emmich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Courtney Hodges ranks 168. Before him are Anthony van Hoboken, Maria Jeritza, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Rupert Brooke, Aldo Leopold, and Sigrid Fick. After him are Ernst Toch, Marianne Moore, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Peter Arshinov, and Giorgio Zampori. Among people deceased in 1966, Courtney Hodges ranks 128. Before him are Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Alfred Berger, Nikolay Cherkasov, Joseph A. Walker, Helen Kane, and Ernest Burgess. After him are Hans Hofmann, Dirk Brouwer, Seán T. O'Kelly, Jan Kiepura, Hedda Hopper, and Stylianos Gonatas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Courtney Hodges ranks 5,420 out of 20,380. Before him are Mae Jemison (1956), George Catlin (1796), Doyle Brunson (1933), Cecil Taylor (1929), Black Elk (1863), and Howard Stern (1954). After him are Chelsea Field (1957), Cotton Mather (1663), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Anna Faris (1976), James Longstreet (1821), and Gloria Foster (1933).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Courtney Hodges ranks 90. Before him are Melvin Purvis (1903), Marc Mitscher (1887), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), Walton Walker (1889), and Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888). After him are James Longstreet (1821), Hal Moore (1922), Nathanael Greene (1742), Nelson A. Miles (1839), James M. Gavin (1907), and Doris Miller (1919).

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