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Henry Irving Hodes (March 19, 1899 – February 14, 1962) was a
Henry I. Hodes was born in
United States Army
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four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe
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/Commander, Central Army Group from 1956 to 1959.
Military career/biography
Henry I. Hodes was born in Washington, D.C.
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on March 19, 1899.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy
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in 1920. Hodes began his military career in the horse mounted cavalry, in the Wyoming and Texas wilderness. He led the United States Army
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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
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, 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 wou