General William Hoge

jamese · 05-12-2006, 06:11 AM

I know this hasnÃ¢??t anything to do with Lugers, however for some of you that collect and gather other Military history, I currently have access to General William HogeÃ¢??s personnel diary, scrapbook, and sidearm, metals ECTÃ¢?Â¦. and would be happy to foreword photos of info and other requested items if interested.

For those of you who donÃ¢??t remember Gen. Hoge, he fought in WW1, in 1940 build the ALCAN Highway, WWII, June 6th 1944 landed at OMAHA Beach, March 1945, his unit, Ninth Armored Division is credited with capturing the Ludendorff Bridge, intact, fought at the BATTLE of the BULGE, 1951 commanding General IV Corps, 8th Army Korea, 1953 Commander-in -Chief US Army Europe.

I came upon this stuff by accident, when I was asked to do some research into a government issued Colt model 1908 which turn out to belong to General Hoge.

Contact me for more info.

jamesegg@bellsouth.net

Jim

John Sabato · 05-12-2006, 09:48 AM

Jim, If you have the time, I think a photo essay on his sidearm would be a great thing to see... plus any personal photos taken in wartime would be a neat addition to the forum and help to preserve the history of the artifacts and this fine American.

05-12-2006, 06:11 AM	#1
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	General William Hoge I know this hasnÃ¢??t anything to do with Lugers, however for some of you that collect and gather other Military history, I currently have access to General William HogeÃ¢??s personnel diary, scrapbook, and sidearm, metals ECTÃ¢?Â¦. and would be happy to foreword photos of info and other requested items if interested. For those of you who donÃ¢??t remember Gen. Hoge, he fought in WW1, in 1940 build the ALCAN Highway, WWII, June 6th 1944 landed at OMAHA Beach, March 1945, his unit, Ninth Armored Division is credited with capturing the Ludendorff Bridge, intact, fought at the BATTLE of the BULGE, 1951 commanding General IV Corps, 8th Army Korea, 1953 Commander-in -Chief US Army Europe. I came upon this stuff by accident, when I was asked to do some research into a government issued Colt model 1908 which turn out to belong to General Hoge. Contact me for more info. jamesegg@bellsouth.net Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

05-12-2006, 09:48 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Jim, If you have the time, I think a photo essay on his sidearm would be a great thing to see... plus any personal photos taken in wartime would be a neat addition to the forum and help to preserve the history of the artifacts and this fine American. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*