was the commanding general of United States Army Forces in Korea (USAFIK). He took his corps to Korea under orders of General MacArthur, landing at Incheon on 9 September 1945. He was the commanding officer receiving the surrender of all Japanese forces in Korea south of the 38th parallel. Hodge then returned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to command V US Corps from 1948 to 1950. After the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, he was named the commanding general of the US Third Army, based in the United States of America, and not in Korea. Hodge was promoted to general on 5 July 1952. His final assignment was as Chief of Army Field Forces from 8 May 1952 until he retired from military service on June 30, 1953. General Hodge died in Washington, D.C., in 1963. Decorations Dates of rank See also History of South Korea Military history of the United States Jang Il-soon, who opposed Hodge's appointment to lead the United States Army Military Government in Korea References External links Generals of World War II United States Army Officers 1939–1945 1893 births 1963 deaths United States Army Infantry Branch personnel People from Golconda, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois University of Illinois alumni Southern Illinois University alumni Air Corps Tactical School alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Korea–United States relations Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Air Medal Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Army generals of World War II United States Army generals Mississippi State University faculty