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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

500th Bomb Group Memorial Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS THE TAIL GUNNER ON 'LEADING LADY', Z SQUARE 22. AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FIVE MISSIONS OVER JAPAN, HE WAS ON THE PLANE WHEN IT WAS RAMMED OVER NAGOYA ON JANUARY 3, 1945. HE SURVIVED BAILING OUT BUT WAS A PRISONER OF WAR UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.