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Eighty Years After His Plane Was Shot Down During World War II, This American Soldier's Remains Were Found
Nearly 80 years after his death, the remains of an American soldier who was killed during World War II have […] ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that it had identified the ...
Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.
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Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber was shot down over Tokyo in March 1945. Hodak, 23, was from Cambridge Springs, Pa., and a gunner aboard a B-29 Superfortress bomber when it was ...
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Glenn H. Hodak of Cambridge Springs. Hodak, a gunner on a B-29 bomber was just 23 when he was shot down over Japan and captured on March 10,1945. Hodak later perished in a fire at the Tokyo prison ...
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Airman who was shot down, imprisoned during World War II accounted for
U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak, 23, was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in the 19th Bombardment group in March 1945, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release.