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WWII Soldier Identified, Finally Returning Home After 78 Years

3/29/2025

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Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak, a U.S. Army Air Forces soldier captured during World War II, has finally been identified after perishing in a Tokyo prison fire in 1945. His remains, analyzed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania, this May, bringing closure to his family.

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Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak, a U.S. Army Air Forces soldier captured during World War II, has finally been identified after perishing in a Tokyo prison fire in 1945. His remains, analyzed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania, this May, bringing closure to his family.