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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harold T. Hedges

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Edwin D. Levin Lawson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BASED ON SAIPAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, TAIL GUNNER ON LEADING LADY, Z SQUARE 22, LEAD CREW OF THE 882ND BOMB SQUADRON, 500TH BOMB GROUP, 73RD BOMB WING. ON JANUARY 3, 1945 OVER NAGOYA WHEN PLANE WAS RAMMED BY A JAPANESE FIGHTER, BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR AND SURVIVED TERRIBLE CONDITIONS. COMPLETED 5 COMBAT MISSIONS.