Leonard W Hedlund
Military
S/Sgt. John C. Breckenridge, BTG; Fred J Petruculli TTE. S/Sgt Donald Fltton Left Waist. S.Sgt Charles A. Shriver Tail Gunner S/Sgt. Athorn V. Shanks, Radio Operator, Terence "Terry" R. Colman, Right Waist Gunner.
Front Row - Left to Right
Lt Leonard W Hedlund Co-Pilot; Lt John M Rogan Bombardier: Lt. Arvid A. Malvik, Pilot; Lt George B Uihlein
Added names to description and updated connections with information from Facebook provided by Donna Mitchell Vincent Niece of Leonard Hedlund
Object Number - UPL 28894 - Back Row - Left to Right S/Sgt. John C. Breckenridge, BTG; Fred J Petruculli TTE. S/Sgt Donald Fltton Left Waist. S.Sgt Charles A. Shriver Tail...
Our B-17 'Betty Lou's Buggy' was piloted by Arvid Malvik. I flew 30 missions, 6 of them were over Berlin, 2 over Stinton(spelling?), North Germany near Russia, and a mission over Poulson(spelling?) oilfields.
AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
Part of the Malvik crew
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Betty Lou's Buggy
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Gottland Township, Kansas | 20 January 1919 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self