WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Otmer F. Hodges, Jr., 20, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Dec. 1, 2025.
In the summer of 1950, Hodges was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army. He was reportedly killed in action on July 31 after being struck by enemy machinegun fire near Chinju, Republic of Korea (South Korea). His remains were not recovered following the battle and on Jan. 16, 1956, Hodges was declared nonrecoverable.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Hodges's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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