Frank R. Hodges.

1st Lt. Frank R. Hodges was the pilot of B-24D 41-23732, 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, on the 16 April 1943 mission to Brest, France.

Initially reported Missing in Action, Hodges was declared a Prisoner of War per public press release dated 20 July 1943. He was one of three crew members who parachuted from the aircraft before it went down and was later returned to duty.