Melvin Leroy Hedrick
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Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Gates Carey crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 February 1923 | ||
Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 23 January 1943 | Fort Oglethorpe Georgia |
Other Promotion |
19 June 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Waverly, TN | 2 September 1989 | |
Buried |
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Waverly, Humphreys County, TN | 5 September 1989 | Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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