Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Ashley "R" Hodges, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron FIFTEEN (VT-15), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944. Skillfully piloting his plane in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Hodges pressed home his attack to score a direct bomb hit on a large carrier, thereby contributing to its eventual sinking. His courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Ashley "R" Hodges, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron FIFTEEN (VT-15), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944. Skillfully piloting his plane in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Hodges pressed home his attack to score a direct bomb hit on a large carrier, thereby contributing to its eventual sinking. His courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service
Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Ashley "R" Hodges, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron FIFTEEN (VT-15), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944. Skillfully piloting his plane in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Hodges pressed home his attack to score a direct bomb hit on a large carrier, thereby contributing to its eventual sinking. His courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Ashley "R" Hodges, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron FIFTEEN (VT-15), attached to the U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944. Skillfully piloting his plane in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Hodges pressed home his attack to score a direct bomb hit on a large carrier, thereby contributing to its eventual sinking. His courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service
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