Airman who was shot down, imprisoned during World War II accounted for
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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. 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. Hodak, of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, was a gunner aboard a B-29 "Superfortress" aircraft.
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Main Idea: Glenn H. Hodak, a U.S. Army Air Forces gunner shot down over Japan in World War II, has been identified decades after he died in the Tokyo Military Prison fire.
Key Points:
- Hodak was 23 and served with the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in March 1945.
- His B-29 plane was shot down on a mission to Tokyo, and he was captured by Japanese forces.
- He was among prisoners held in the Tokyo Military Prison when it was destroyed in U.S. bombing in late May 1945.
- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains through forensic and DNA work, and he will be buried in Pennsylvania in May.
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- Primary:Glenn H. Hodakperson
- Major:Tokyo Military Prisongovernment agency or body
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- Glenn H. HodakpersonPrimaryEvaluated
The airman whose wartime capture, death, and remains identification are the central subject of the article.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Tokyo Military Prisongovernment agency or bodyMajorEvaluated
The prison where Hodak was held and where the fatal fire occurred; central to the account of his.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - United States Army Air Forcesgovernment agency or bodyMajorAI selected
The military service branch identified as Hodak’s wartime unit and part of the article’s core context.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Manila American Cemetery and Memorialcultural institutionContextCandidate
The cemetery where unidentified remains were interred before later re-examination.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Cambridge Springs, PennsylvaniacityMinorCandidate
Hodak’s hometown, included as biographical context about the service member.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - National Museum of the United States Air Forcecultural institutionMinorCandidate
Cited for background on the B-29 and its role in the war.
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