John R. Hodge
| John Reed Hodge | |
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LTG John Reed Hodge
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| Born |
June 12, 1893 Golconda, Illinois |
| Died | November 12, 1963 (aged 70) Washington, DC |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1953 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Service number | 0-7285 |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Army DSM (3) Navy DSM Legion of Merit Air Medal Purple Heart |
John Reed Hodge (June 12, 1893 – November 12, 1963) was a highly decorated Officer of the United States Army with the rank of General. His final assignment before retiring was as Chief of Army Field Services, 1952-1953.
Born in Golconda, Illinois, Hodge attended Southern Illinois Teachers College and the University of Illinois. After completing U.S. Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Sheridan, he entered military service as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1917. He served in World War I in France and Luxembourg.
Remaining in the Army following the end of the war, he taught military science at Mississippi State University from 1921–1925 and graduated from the Infantry School in 1926. After a posting to Hawaii, he graduated from the Command and General Staff School, the Army War College, and the Air Corps Tactical School.
At the beginning of World War II, Hodge served as Chief of Staff of the VII Corps under the command of Major general Robert C. Richardson Jr., located in California as a part of the Western Defense Command. He was promoted to the temporary rank of Brigadier General in June 1942 and transferred to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, where he was appointed Assistant Division Commander and Deputy of Major general Joseph Lawton Collins.
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