William Russell Hedden
Military
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Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 42-52653 'Sleepless Knights'
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sleepless Knights
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron 484th Bomb Group 825th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Orange, NJ | 16 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Santa Ana AAB, CA | 7 December 1942 | Santa Ana Aab, California |
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster