[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CORPORAL GLENN HODAK

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life 
of Corporal Glenn Hodak of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania.
  Corporal Hodak served as a tail gunner with the 93rd Bombardment 
Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group during World War II. On March 10, 
1945, his B-29 Superfortress was shot down during a mission to Tokyo.
  Initially reported missing in action, he was later found to have been 
captured and tragically perished in the Tokyo prison fire on May 26, 
1945. His remains were not identified after the war and were interred 
as an unknown in the Manila American Cemetery.
  In 2022, Corporal Hodak and 38 others who died in the prison fire 
were disinterred and transferred to the Department of Defense POW/MIA 
Accounting Agency.
  On September 25, 2024, Corporal Hodak was positively identified 
through dental and anthropological analysis.
  On May 16, his remains were finally returned home and laid to rest in 
Youngsville with full military honors.
  Mr. Speaker, we continue to mourn those lost in past conflicts and 
remain forever grateful for their service and sacrifice. My prayers are 
with Corporal Hodak's family during this solemn time.

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