Walter O Hedrick
MilitaryClass 44-C at Moore Field in Mission, TX; at MH 9/44 to 3/45; Plane caught fire; bailed out; plane upside down; (canopy jammed , finally opened) left knee hit by plane, compound fracture. Was picked up by Germans. Prisoner of War (POW) Plane was P-51 'Brenda-Marge' 44-11156
PH/ AM/ POW
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Springfield, Illinois | 2 December 1919 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
1 March 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self MACR 12826