Jerry Hodges entered military service June 12, 1944 at Camp Lewis, Virginia and transferred from there to Keesler Field, Mississippi for basic traning. There were four other men in basic training with him who also transferred to Tuskegee Institute for preflight and primary training where he was taught to fly the PT-17 and PT-13. He was then transferred to the Tuskegee Army Air Base and taught to fly the B-25. He was transferred to Lockbourne Air Base July 5, 1946 and assigned to the 617th Bomber Squadron, 477th Bomber Group.
While at Lockbourne, he was the Assistant Base Statistical Control Officer. He was discharged in December 1946, entered USC in September 1947 and graduated February 1950 in Accounting and Finance. He began work as Vice President for the Loyal Automobile Insurance Company and practiced as a private CPA from 1965-1990 full time and part time subsequent. He is the president of the Tuskegee Airman Scholarship Foundation.
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