World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orvil L. Hilgedieck
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Evansville, Indiana
Honored By
Mr. Orvil L. Hilgedieck
Relationship
Self
Enlisted June 1941. Basic training at Camp Walters, Texas. Served in the Signal Corps. Spent 3 years at stateside bases then transferred to Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands as an enemy ship and plane spotter.