There is mention of a 1st Lt Gaylord K Hodenfield O-2046278 on fold3.com. He was a correspondent for Stars and Stripes and received a Bronze Star for coverage of the 2nd Rangers during the D-Day operations. He was from Iowa.
The Bronze Start Citation is here for those with fold3 access:
https://www.fold3.com/image/286804224
Story about Hodenfield "Hod".
https://www.stripes.com/news/how-str...-story-1.49842
https://books.google.com/books?id=h5...pes%22&f=false