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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William R. Hedden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942. STATIONED IN LAVENHAM, ENGLAND, HE SERVED AS A B-17 PILOT, FLYING 35 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL.