Siblings: Jesse Raymond, Horace William (Willie), Leslie Horace, Seth Richardson, John Thomas, Spencer R., Herbert Coleman, James David, Mary Elizabeth, Alice, Rachel Louise, Hilda Fourteen, Henrietta
Spouse: Edna R. Hodges
Children: George Dewey, Jr, Doris E., Jean H. and Barbara Jane
In the 1920 US Census, George Dewey's father's occupation was Captain of seagoing tug, his brother Jesse was 3rd Mate, brother Horace was 3rd Mate, brother Leslie was Seaman and George Dewey was 2nd Mate - all on transport steamships. In a 1922 Baltimore, MD city directory, George Dewey was listed as Ship's Master; he was 24 years old.
(see 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 US Census, WWI Draft Reg. Card, Residence listings, etc from Ancestry.com)
George Dewey was Master of the SS Onondaga, a merchant ship, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean during WWII. See Memorial #134760640
His brother, Leslie, had died 10 days earlier when his ship, MS Oneida, was also torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean.
Siblings: Jesse Raymond, Horace William (Willie), Leslie Horace, Seth Richardson, John Thomas, Spencer R., Herbert Coleman, James David, Mary Elizabeth, Alice, Rachel Louise, Hilda Fourteen, Henrietta
Spouse: Edna R. Hodges
Children: George Dewey, Jr, Doris E., Jean H. and Barbara Jane
In the 1920 US Census, George Dewey's father's occupation was Captain of seagoing tug, his brother Jesse was 3rd Mate, brother Horace was 3rd Mate, brother Leslie was Seaman and George Dewey was 2nd Mate - all on transport steamships. In a 1922 Baltimore, MD city directory, George Dewey was listed as Ship's Master; he was 24 years old.
(see 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 US Census, WWI Draft Reg. Card, Residence listings, etc from Ancestry.com)
George Dewey was Master of the SS Onondaga, a merchant ship, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean during WWII. See Memorial #134760640
His brother, Leslie, had died 10 days earlier when his ship, MS Oneida, was also torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean.
Gravesite Details
A very special 'thank you' to Diane McKnight for allowing me to tell a little about Capt. Hodges and his remarkable family and about his final voyage.
Family Members
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Jesse Raymond Hodges
1895–1960
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Capt Horace Willie Hodges Sr
1900–1989
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Leslie Horace Hodges
1902–1942
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Mary E. Hodges Hudgins
1904–1982
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Alice Rhoda Hodges Snow
1908–1985
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Spencer Richardson Hodges
1912–1973
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Capt Coleman H Hodges
1913–1965
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James David Hodges
1914–2002
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Rachel Louise "Weezy" Hodges Leigh
1918–2011
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