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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
WWII hero to be laid to rest, travel delays expected: PSP
(WKBN) – Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced that a motorcade will be carrying a World War II hero on Friday who will be laid to rest. Troopers announced that Glenn H. Hodak, a Prisoner of War, will be taken to his final resting place in Youngsville, Pennsylvania nearly 80 years after his death. PSP said that the motorcade will consist of PSP motorcycles, PSP patrol units, 50 to 300 estimated Patriot Guard Riders and a funeral coach. The motorcade is traveling from the Pittsburgh International Airport to Youngsville. The route begins on the I-80 east exit in Barkeyville in Venango County. PSP said that the motorcade will then take SR-8 into the City of Franklin. It will then go onto SR-417 through Oil City before it goes back onto SR-8 into Titusville. The motorcade will then go onto SR-27 and take Enterprise Road onto US-6. The final location is the Youngsville Free United Methodist Church. Traffic delays are expected in these areas. The motorcade will be leaving the airport between 3:30-3:45 p.m. Troopers anticipate that the motorcade will be in Barkeyville by 5 p.m. PSP anticipates that the motorcade will get to Youngsville around 7 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
State police warn of traffic delays for motorcade with remains of WWII veteran
A motorcade involving numerous Pennsylvania State Police vehicles will be traveling through the Troop E coverage area today. The motorcade will be moving from the Pittsburgh International Airport to Youngsville, officials said. It will have marked state police motorcycles, state police patrol units, an estimated 50 to 300 Patriot Guard Riders, and a funeral coach. The motorcade is bringing home Glenn H. Hodak, a World War II hero and prisoner of war who will be buried at his final resting place in Youngsville nearly 80 years after his death. Motorcade participants will enter Troop E coverage area once they take the Interstate 80 east exit of Barkeyville. They then will travel Route 8 into Franklin onto Route 417 to divert past Oil City. They will take Route 417 back to Route 8 where they will travel through Titusville to meet up with Route 27 and take Enterprise Road all the way to U.S. Route 6. They will continue to the final location of Youngsville Free United Methodist Church. The motorcade is estimated to depart around 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. from the airport and be in Barkeyville by 5. It plans to rest for 30 minutes and be back on route by 5:30, traveling through Franklin at approximately 6. Arrival time to Titusville is around 6, then ending in Youngsville around 7. Officials advise motorists traveling these routes during this timeframe should expect delays.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
PSP warns of potential traffic delays caused by motorcade on Friday
(WJET/WFXP) — Police are warning residents of possible traffic delays later this week as they honor a veteran. On Friday, May 16, a Pennsylvania State Police motorcade will be traveling through the Commonwealth between 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Police memorial service held in Erie to honor National Police Week The motorcade will bring home Glenn H. Hodak, a World War II hero and prisoner of war. Hundreds of vehicles are estimated to participate and will travel from the Pittsburgh International Airport to Youngsville, Pennsylvania, where Hodak will be buried in his final resting place. Around 6 p.m., the motorcade will travel on South Route 8 into the City of Franklin. Police warn that delays may occur during this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Yahoo
Thumbs, March 29
Thumbs up to the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and all those involved in the work in positively identifying the remains of World War II veteran Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak of Cambridge Springs. Hodak, a gunner on a B-29 bomber was just 23 when he was shot down over Japan and captured on March 10,1945. Hodak later perished in a fire at the Tokyo prison on May 26, 1945. The remain were positively identified by DPAA scientists through dental and anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. Thumbs down to the withdrawal of charges in a case against convicted killer Johnny Henry. Sentenced to just five to 10 years for the 2022 murder of Joseph DeTello of Meadville, Henry had also faced a first degree felony count of drug delivery resulting in death in the death of Terrance Walker of Meadville. That charge and four others were withdrawn last week in a move the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General said 'was based on witness availability.' While that's understandable, the AG's office declined to respond to questions about what this means for the future of the case and whether charges could be refiled at some point. The families of both DeTello and Walker, as well as the community as a whole, deserve a complete and transparent pursuit of justice. Thumbs up to the Ainsworth Foundation and ApSeed, an early childhood education nonprofit working to provide 900 prekindergarten touchpads. The devices will be distributed in the coming weeks through nine Meadville-area nonprofit groups. The pads are filled with educational games focusing on four building blocks of reading — letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Hopefully the pilot program will be a success and continue for years to come. An ongoing thumbs down to the PIAA officials responsible for disqualifying Meadville' boys basketball team from the playoffs after a brawl started by fans in the stands spread to the court earlier this month. Crawford Central officials submitted their required action plan last week as part of the required measures to make sure the team is eligible for next year's tournament. The steps outlined in the plan, most notably an increased police presence and designated seating areas for home and visiting fans, cheerleaders, seniors and others, all seem reasonable. What still seems unreasonable, in contrast, is punishing team members who did not participate in the fighting and simply moved away from where it was taking place. The PIAA's ruling sends a message, and it's one that has been heard many times before from the organization: Maximum accountability and transparency for member schools, but no accountability and transparency at all for PIAA. Thumbs to those who paid tribute this week to Rod Wise of Meadville, a local law enforcement whose career spanned more than 50 years, stretching back to the 1970s. Wise was known for being a good officer who also was good with people. The large turnout this week for his funeral call hours and service is a lasting symbol of the respect he had earned from the community. Thumbs down to the downward spiral on display at the Asbury Manor mobile home park in Meadville. On a tour there this week, residents told local officials of their repeated attempts to engage with the park's owners regarding what they described as an ongoing lack of general maintenance and the dangers posed by about 20 abandoned mobile homes. While company staff members occasionally contact residents regarding late rent, one resident said, they consistently ignore resident concerns about maintenance, safety and other issues.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
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Airman who was shot down, imprisoned during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak, 23, was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in the 19th Bombardment group in March 1945, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release. Hodak, of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, was a gunner aboard a B-29 "Superfortress" aircraft. These planes had multiple machine guns, held over 20,000 pounds of bombs and were especially suited to fly to Japan from bases in China during World War II, according to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Hodak's plane was shot down while on a mission to Tokyo. He was initially reported as missing in action, the DPAA said, but investigators learned he had been captured after the plane was taken down. He was taken to the Tokyo Military Prison. In late May 1945, U.S. aircraft heavily bombed Tokyo, causing huge fires and burning hundreds of structures, according to One of the destroyed buildings was the Tokyo Military Prison. Hodak was among the service members being held there at the time. None of the people imprisoned at the facility survived the blaze, reported. They were buried in a mass grave. The American Graves Registration Service disinterred 65 sets of remains from the prison in early 1946, after World War II ended. The service was able to identify 25 sets of remains. One was a Japanese person, the DPAA said. The 39 unidentified sets of remains were interred as Unknowns at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. In 2022, the sets of remains were disinterred again and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis. In 2024, the DPAA launched the Tokyo Prison Fire Project. In a social media post, the agency said the project "faces considerable forensic challenges due to the burned and fragmentary condition of the remains and extreme commingling." To identify Hodak's remains, DPAA scientists used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence, the agency said. DNA sequencing has also been used to identify service members who died at the prison, the DPAA said on social media. "The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has had recent success accounting for Americans from the Tokyo Prison Fire. We have accounted for two service members thus far for this project," the agency told CBS News. Hodak's surviving family members have been informed that his remains have been accounted for, the DPAA said. He will be buried in Spring Creek, Pennsylvania, in May. Hegseth doubles down on Signal chat texts not being "war plans" Former National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster reacts to Trump administration leak Which home renovations pay off and which ones don't
