Francis Dodd (general)

|birth_date = {{birth date|1899|10|05}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1899|10|05}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1973|03|05|1899|10|05}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1973|03|05|1899|10|05}}

|birth_place = [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]], Indiana

|birth_place = [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]], Indiana, US

|death_place = [[San Antonio]], Texas

|death_place = [[San Antonio]], Texas, US

|placeofburial = [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]]

|placeofburial = [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]]

|placeofburial_label = Place of burial

|placeofburial_label = Place of burial

==Early life and West Point career==

==Early life and West Point career==

Dodd was born in [[Angola, Indiana]] on October 5, 1899.<ref name=Assembly>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHzCyahccSIC&pg=RA2-PA123 |title=Assembly |publisher=[[United States Military Academy]] Association of Graduates |volume=36 |pages=123–124 |date=1977 |access-date=2022-12-21 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in [[West Point, New York|West Point]], where he was a four-year varsity [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in both football and track; as a [[Running back|halfback]] on the undefeated [[Army Black Knights football|Army football]] team, Dodd was a team captain his senior year and caught the winning touchdown pass against [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] in the 1922 [[Army–Navy Game]].

Dodd was born in [[Angola, Indiana]], on October 5, 1899.<ref name=Assembly>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHzCyahccSIC&pg=RA2-PA123 |title=Assembly |publisher=[[United States Military Academy]] Association of Graduates |volume=36 |pages=123–124 |date=1977 |access-date=2022-12-21 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in [[West Point, New York|West Point]], where he was a four-year varsity [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in both football and track; as a [[Running back|halfback]] on the undefeated [[Army Black Knights football|Army football]] team, Dodd was a team captain his senior year and caught the winning touchdown pass against [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] in the 1922 [[Army–Navy Game]].

==Army service==

==Army service==

*{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,857205,00.html |title=International: Trouble at Koje |magazine=Time |date=June 2, 1952}}

*{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,857205,00.html |title=International: Trouble at Koje |magazine=Time |date=June 2, 1952}}

==External links==

*{{find a Grave|587321}}

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