Harold Reid Hedrick
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747669
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11015817 / O-78920
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-46327
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Betty Bear
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Moanin Gus
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Sugar Baby
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
High Point, North Carolina | 17 January 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Spartanburg, South Carolina | 10 October 1942 | Camp Croft |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Poix Airfield, France | 3 March 1944 | |
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Other Wounded In Action/Purple Heart |
V-Weapons Site near La Cabarette, France | 21 June 1944 | Wounded by flak. PH citation says the wound occurred on 23 June, however the 416th BG history doesn't have the group flying a mission that day. There is a 2+ week gap in mission for Hedrick after the 21 June mission. He was wounded in the hand. |
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Other Wounded In Action/ OLC to Purple Heart |
near Little Hadham, Essex | 31 July 1944 | General Orders No. 149, 2 August 1944, Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster is awarded to wear with the Purple Heart to: 668th Bombardment Squadron (L), Harold R. Hedrick, 14165008, Staff Sergeant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received in action while serving as Gunner on an A-20 airplane on 31 July 1944. Entered military service from High Point, North Carolina. |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bitburg, Germany | 29 September 1944 | |
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Died |
HIgh Point, North Carolina | 10 May 2003 | |
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Buried |
High Point, North Carolina | 14 May 2003 | Floral Garden Memorial Park High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA |
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Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171597126/harold-reid-hedrick
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61952/images/FS_007434…
http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/19440623_None_No_Report-_Hedrick.html
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61817&h=151234…