Eldon Lee Hudson (1923 - 1944)

Born 1923 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Nov 1944 at about age 21 in English Channel

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Biography

TSgt Lee Hudson was Killed in Action during World War II.

Lee was shot down over the English Channel and his belonging were sent back to his uncle "Eck" Burton. He was a WWII Technical Sergeant with the U.S. Army Air Forces, 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was memorialized at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. He was awarded Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/hudson%3Deldon

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• https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1273506

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56299966