John Reed Hodge | |
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Military Governor of Korea | |
In office 8 September 1945 – 15 August 1948 | |
Deputy | Archibald V. Arnold Archer L. Lerch William F. Dean Charles G. Helmick |
Preceded by | Nobuyuki Abe (as Governor-General of Korea) |
Succeeded by | Syngman Rhee (as President of the Republic of Korea) |
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Born | Golconda, Illinois | 12 June 1893
Died | 12 November 1963 Washington, D.C. | (aged 70)
Awards | Army DSM (3) Navy DSM Legion of Merit Air Medal Purple Heart |
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Years of service | 1917–1953 |
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Unit | Infantry Branch |
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General John Reed Hodge (12 June 1893 – 12 November 1963) was an American military officer of the United States Army. From 1945 to 1948, Hodge commanded Operation Blacklist Forty as the American military governor of South Korea.