James H Hedren
Military1st Lt. James Hedren was the Navigator on the 15 October 1944 mission to Cologne - Köln, Germany, onboard the B-24H, 41-29128, Lady Luck, with Lt. Glen Rowe's crew. Hit by flak on the return flight, the badly damaged bomber crashed in an emergency landing attempt by Lt. Rowe at the Saint-Trond, Belgium, Airfield. Like 5 other crew members, Lt. Hedren survived the crash (RTD). The pilot, Lt. Rowe, and 2 other men were killed. 3 KIA 7 RTB. 14 Oct 44.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35631087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
4 June 1923 | Minnesota, the son of Harry Edwin and Mae C. (Swenson) Hedren | |
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Enlisted |
14 October 1942 | as an Aviation Cadet at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas | |
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Other survived the crash |
15 October 1944 | of badly-damaged B-24 41-29128 at the Saint-Trond airfield, Belgium | |
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Other Honorably discharged |
14 November 1946 | ||
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Died |
4 December 1988 | Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
| Lafayette Village, Nicollet County, Minnesota | |||
| Winthrop, Sibley County, Minnesota | |||
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Buried |
James Hedren rests at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
US Census 1930
VETERANS BIRLS files
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/