Francis Dodd (general)

Francis Townsend Dodd (October 5, 1899 – March 5, 1973) was a U.S. Army brigadier general held hostage by North Korean POWs during a camp uprising when he was commander of the United Nations-administered prisoner-of-war camps on Koje Island during the Korean War. The incident led to a North Korean propaganda victory after the Army was forced to make embarrassing admissions to secure Dodd's release. Dodd and others involved in the incident subsequently suffered career-ending damage to their reputations.

Francis T. Dodd
At West Point in 1923
Born(1899-10-05)October 5, 1899
Angola, Indiana
DiedMarch 5, 1973(1973-03-05) (aged 73)
San Antonio, Texas
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1923–1953
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
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