John R. Hodge

John Reed Hodge
Born	(1893-06-12)12 June 1893 Golconda, Illinois
Died	12 November 1963(1963-11-12) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1917–1953
Rank	General
Service number	0-7285
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	43rd Infantry Division Americal Division XXIV Corps V Corps US 3rd Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Guadalcanal Campaign Operation Cartwheel Solomons campaign Bougainville Campaign Philippines Campaign Battle of Leyte Battle of Okinawa Operation Blacklist Forty Korean War
Awards	Army DSM (3) Navy DSM Legion of Merit Air Medal Purple Heart

General John Reed Hodge (12 June 1893 – 12 November 1963) was an American military officer of the United States Army. From 1945 to 1948, Hodge commanded Operation Blacklist Forty as the American military governor of South Korea.