John J Hedlund

Military

Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 #4239829. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 27 April 1944

Buried

Arlington Cemetery

Born

Revisions

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Dennis Hedlund his son

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database