World War II Honoree

Max Raymond Hackedorn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Port Royal, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Erma Hackedorn, Jean, Max and Phyllis

Relationship

Wife, Children and Families

MEMBER OF THE 449TH BOMB GROUP, 719TH BOMB SQUADRON, 15TH AIR FORCE. SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER ON THE B-24 HEAVY BOMBER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN APENNINES, THE RHINELAND, ROME-ARNO AND AIR OFFENSIVE BALKANS. RECIPIENT OF THE AIR MEDAL, AIR CREW MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 7 BATTLE STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.