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|death_place= [[San Antonio, Texas]]
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|birth_place=[[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=BFoeAAAAMAAJ&q=Henry+I.+Hodes+1899&dq=Henry+I.+Hodes+1899&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0-A1T-zyAaizsAKXjMGnAg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ |title=Department of Defense appropriations for ... - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations |publisher=Books.google.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-02-11}}</ref>
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'''Henry Irving Hodes''' (March 19, 1899 &ndash; February 14, 1962) was a [[United States Army]] four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, [[U.S. Army Europe]]/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG) from 1956 to 1959.
'''Henry Irving Hodes''' (March 19, 1899 – February 14, 1962) was a [[United States Army]] four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, [[United States Army Europe]]/Commander, Central Army Group from 1956 to 1959.


==Military career==
==Military career/biography==
[[File:Henry Irving Hodes (1899–1962) at West Point in 1920.png|thumb|left|150px|At West Point in 1920]]
[[File:General Hodes.jpg|thumb|right|Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army on the steps of "U.N. House" at Kaesong, Korea, during the early days of the Armistice talks.]]
Hodes graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1920. In addition to commanding U.S. Army Europe, he also commanded the [[112th Infantry Regiment (United States)|112th Infantry Regiment]] during World War II, the [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Infantry Division]] in 1952 in the Korea War, served as Commandant of the [[Command and General Staff College]] from 1952 to 1954, and was Commanding General, [[Seventh United States Army]] from 1954 to 1956.


Henry I. Hodes was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], on March 19, 1899.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BFoeAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA226 |title=Department of Defense appropriations for ... – United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations |year=1959 |page=226 |via=[[Google Books]] |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref>
Other assignments included Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army from 1945 to 1949, Assistant Commanding General, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] in 1949, Assistant Commanding General, [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]] in 1950, Deputy Commanding General, [[Eighth United States Army]] in Korea in 1951. Hodes retired from the Army in 1959. He died in 1962 and was buried in [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].


He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1920. Hodes began his military career in the horse mounted cavalry, in the Wyoming and Texas wilderness. He led the [[United States Army]] into the mechanized age of trucks, cars, jeeps, tanks, and airplanes. He attempted flying, but gave it up after a couple of crashes. His military career accelerated in [[World War II]], which found him in the middle of war planning in Washington, D.C.
==Short biography==
Gen Hodes began his military career in the horse mounted cavalry, in the Wyoming and Texas wilderness. He led the [[US Army]] into the mechanized age of trucks, cars, jeeps, tanks, and airplanes. He attempted flying, but gave it up after a couple of crashes. His military career accelerated in [[World War II]], which found him in the middle of war planning in Washington DC.


He was wounded twice in WW-II, while serving with the [[112th Infantry Regiment]] in France and Belgium. He returned to the war after receiving a shoulder wound, but was sent back to the US after receiving a head wound (Sept 20, 1944), which required hospitalization. Hodes became a [[Brigadier General]] on Jan 25, 1945.
He was wounded twice in World War II, while serving with the [[112th Infantry Regiment]] in France and Belgium. He returned to the war after receiving a shoulder wound, but was sent back to the US after receiving a head wound on September 20, 1944, which required hospitalization. Hodes became a [[brigadier general]] on January 25, 1945. Other assignments included Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, United States Army from 1945 to 1949, Assistant Commanding General, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] in 1949.


He served in the Korean War, where he was given the nickname "Hammering Hank". He served first as a field commander and later as a representative at Panmunjom – the Armistice Agreement with North Korea. His assignments during the war included Assistant Commanding General 7th Division from 1950 to 1951; Deputy Commanding General [[Eighth United States Army]], 1951–52; and Commanding General [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Division]] in 1952. He served as Commandant of the [[Command and General Staff College]] from 1952 to 1954, and was Commanding General, [[Seventh United States Army]] from 1954 to 1956. After serving in Korea, he returned to Germany. His service in post-war Europe was vital in the rebuilding efforts and designing defensive strategies opposite the communist Russians in East Germany and the Czech Republic, during the early 1950s.
He served in the Korean War (1950–53), where he was given the nickname, “Hammering Hank”. He served first as a field commander and later as a representative at Panmunjom – the Armistice Agreement with North Korea. His assignments during the war included Assistant Commanding General 7th Division from 1950 to 1951; Deputy Commanding General [[Eighth United States Army|8th Army]], [Korea] 1951-52; and Commanding General [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Division]] in 1952.


[[File:General Hodes.jpg|thumb|right|Major General Hodes on the steps of "U.N. House" at [[Kaesong]], Korea, during the early days of the Armistice talks]]
After serving in Korea, he returned to Germany. His service in post-war Europe was vital in the rebuilding efforts and designing defensive strategies opposite the communist Russians in East Germany and the Czech Republic, during the early 1950s.


He was promoted to the rank of general on June 1, 1956, and served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Commander, Central Army Group for [[NATO]] until his retirement from the Army on March 31, 1959.
He retired after serving more than 40 years in the US Army. He suffered from [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) and died at the age of 62 in 1962.


He retired after serving more than 40 years in the US Army. He suffered from [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) and died at [[Brooke General Hospital]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]] on February 14, 1962.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/02/15/archives/gen-henry-i-nodes-dies-at-62-negotiated-with-reds-in-korea-world.html |title=Gen. Henry I. Nodes Dies at 62 – Negotiated With Reds in Korea – World War II Combat Leader, Once a Top Horseman, Also Headed Army in Europe |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=29 |date=1962-02-15 |access-date=2012-02-11 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was buried in [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]].
He had two daughters and one son, Col John Taylor Hodes, US Army (Ret). John served in Korea and 3 consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam.


==Military campaigns==
==Personal life==
He had two daughters and one son, Col John Taylor Hodes, US Army (Ret). John served in Korea and three consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam.
* Normandy
* Northern France
* UN Defensive
* UN Offensive
* CCF Intervention
* 1st UN Counter Offensive
* CCF Spring Offensive
* UN Summer – Fall Offensive
* 2nd Korean Winter
* Panmunjom – Armistice Agreement


==Military awards==
==Military awards==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
* [[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
|colspan=4|[[File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg|220px]]
* [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]] with [[Oak Leaf Cluster]]
|-
* [[Silver Star]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|colspan="4"|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Legion of Merit]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|-
* [[Bronze Star Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Air Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Purple Heart]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|Victory Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[American Defense Service Medal]]
|-
* [[American Campaign Medal]]
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-oak|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]] with two campaign stars
* [[World War Two Victory Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[National Defense Service Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Korean Service Medal]] with eight campaign stars
|-
* [[United Nations Service Medal]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Order]] (United Kingdom)
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Order of Military Merit (Korea)]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
* [[Korean War Service Medal]] (Korea)
|{{Ribbon devices|number=8|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}

|-
==See also==
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Dso-ribbon.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=noribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Republic of Korea War Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan=5|[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
|-
!1st Row
|
|colspan="2"|[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with two [[Oak Leaf Cluster]]s
|
|-
!2nd Row
|[[Silver Star]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|[[Legion of Merit]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|[[Bronze Star Medal]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|[[Air Medal]]
|-
!3rd Row
|[[Purple Heart]] with Oak Leaf Cluster
|[[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]]
|[[American Defense Service Medal]]
|[[American Campaign Medal]]
|-
!4th Row
|[[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]] with two campaign stars
|[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War Two Victory Medal]]
|[[National Defense Service Medal]]
|[[Korean Service Medal]] with eight campaign stars
|-
!5th Row
|[[United Nations Service Medal]]
|[[Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Order]] (United Kingdom)
|[[Order of Military Merit (Korea)]] (Class Unknown)
|[[Korean War Service Medal]]
|-
|}


==References==
==References==

{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.generals.dk/general/Hodes/Henry_Irving/USA.html Generals.dk entry]
*[http://www.generals.dk/general/Hodes/Henry_Irving/USA.html Generals.dk entry]
*{{Find a Grave|7011857|accessdate=2008-07-02}}
*{{Find a Grave|7011857|accessdate=2008-07-02}}
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 11 February 2024

Henry I. Hodes
Henry I. Hodes pictured as brigadier general
Born(1899-03-19)March 19, 1899
Washington, D.C.
DiedFebruary 14, 1962(1962-02-14) (aged 62)
San Antonio, Texas
Buried
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1920–1959
RankGeneral
Service number0-12845
UnitCavalry Branch
Commands heldUnited States Army Europe
Seventh United States Army
Command and General Staff College
24th Infantry Division
112th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Korean War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Air Medal
Purple Heart (2)

Henry Irving Hodes (March 19, 1899 – February 14, 1962) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1956 to 1959.

Military career/biography[edit]

At West Point in 1920

Henry I. Hodes was born in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 1899.[1]

He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1920. Hodes began his military career in the horse mounted cavalry, in the Wyoming and Texas wilderness. He led the United States Army into the mechanized age of trucks, cars, jeeps, tanks, and airplanes. He attempted flying, but gave it up after a couple of crashes. His military career accelerated in World War II, which found him in the middle of war planning in Washington, D.C.

He was wounded twice in World War II, while serving with the 112th Infantry Regiment in France and Belgium. He returned to the war after receiving a shoulder wound, but was sent back to the US after receiving a head wound on September 20, 1944, which required hospitalization. Hodes became a brigadier general on January 25, 1945. Other assignments included Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, United States Army from 1945 to 1949, Assistant Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division in 1949.

He served in the Korean War, where he was given the nickname "Hammering Hank". He served first as a field commander and later as a representative at Panmunjom – the Armistice Agreement with North Korea. His assignments during the war included Assistant Commanding General 7th Division from 1950 to 1951; Deputy Commanding General Eighth United States Army, 1951–52; and Commanding General 24th Division in 1952. He served as Commandant of the Command and General Staff College from 1952 to 1954, and was Commanding General, Seventh United States Army from 1954 to 1956. After serving in Korea, he returned to Germany. His service in post-war Europe was vital in the rebuilding efforts and designing defensive strategies opposite the communist Russians in East Germany and the Czech Republic, during the early 1950s.

Major General Hodes on the steps of "U.N. House" at Kaesong, Korea, during the early days of the Armistice talks

He was promoted to the rank of general on June 1, 1956, and served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Commander, Central Army Group for NATO until his retirement from the Army on March 31, 1959.

He retired after serving more than 40 years in the US Army. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and died at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio, Texas on February 14, 1962.[2] He was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Personal life[edit]

He had two daughters and one son, Col John Taylor Hodes, US Army (Ret). John served in Korea and three consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam.

Military awards[edit]

Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
Bronze star
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Combat Infantryman Badge
1st Row Army Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
2nd Row Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medal
3rd Row Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster World War I Victory Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal
4th Row European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two campaign stars World War Two Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal with eight campaign stars
5th Row United Nations Service Medal Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom) Order of Military Merit (Korea) (Class Unknown) Korean War Service Medal

References[edit]

  1. ^ Department of Defense appropriations for ... – United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. 1959. p. 226. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Gen. Henry I. Nodes Dies at 62 – Negotiated With Reds in Korea – World War II Combat Leader, Once a Top Horseman, Also Headed Army in Europe". The New York Times. February 15, 1962. p. 29. Retrieved February 11, 2012.

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Military offices
Preceded by Commanding General of United States Army Europe
1956–1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the Seventh United States Army
1955–1956 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of the Command and General Staff College
1952–1954 		Succeeded by
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