Hilary Hann Hedrick
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Roanoke Times Newspaper
Object Number - UPL 38722 - Hedrick, Hilary, Roanoke Times Newspaper
Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Birckhead Crew.
Killed in Action (KIA) on 10/5/44 in B-17 #43-38579
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot B Row 15 Grave 11, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810804
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818863
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roanoke, Virginia, USA | 15 February 1921 | |
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Died |
5 October 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 5 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9754 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
