Background
HODGES, Campbell Blackshear was born on March 27, 1881 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Campbell Bryan and Luella Virginia (Sockwell) Hodges.
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Campbell Blackshear HODGES
Edit ProfileLieutenant Colonel United States Army
Campbell Blackshear Hodges, American army officer, university president Awarded Distinguished Service Medal (United States). Served in Philippines, 1903-1905, 1908-1909, with American Expeditionary Forces, France, 1918-1919, American forces in Germany, 1921. Professor military science and tactics, Louisiana State University, 1911-1912.
Education
Louisiana. Polytechnic Institute., Ruston, Louisiana. United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1903. Louisiana. State University, Baton Rouge, Master of Arts, 1913.
Career
Lieutenant-Colonel, 1928. Lieutenant-Colonel, First Louisiana. Infantry., Mexican Border Service, 1916.
Major, Assistant Chief of Staff, 31 Division., 1917. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1918. Colonel, 122 Infantry., 31 Division., 1918.
Colonel, General Staff, 1919-1920. Lieutenant-Colonel, Commandant of Cadets, United States Military Academy, 1926-1929. Professor Military Science & Tactics, Commandant of Cadets, Louisiana.
State University, 1911-1912. Militia Bureau., 1917. General Staff, 1917-1919, 1920-1924.
Military Attache, Spain, Portugal, 1923-1926. Military Aide to President, since 1929.
Achievements
Membership
Served in Philippines, 1903-1905, 1908-1909, with American Expeditionary Forces, France, 1918-1919, American forces in Germany, 1921. Professor military science and tactics, Louisiana State University, 1911-1912.
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Died
November 23, 1944 (aged 63) -
Resting place
Buried at West Point, New York -
Nationality
American