World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Boyden Hedges
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Farson, Iowa
Honored By
Robert LLoyd
Relationship
Friend
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 AIRCRAFT IN THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE DURING WWII. BY HIS 19TH BIRTHDAY, HE HAD FLOWN NUMEROUS MISSIONS AS PART OF THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, MOST NOTABLY FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. FROM 1946-1949, HE SERVED AS AN ARTILLERY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN TOKYO.