(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Harry F. Hedlund (AFSN: 0-772366), United States Air Force, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 452d Bombardment Wing, FIFTH Air Force, in Korea.
Sponsored by:
Harry
F.
Hedlund
POW (Korea)
November 27, 1921
–
August 2, 2008
Home:
Fullerton
,
California
Buried:
Riverside
,
California
Cemetery:
Riverside National Cemetery
Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States Air ForceRank:
CaptainRegiment:
452d Bombardment WingDivision:
5th Air ForceAction Date:
Korean War
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States Air ForceRank:
CaptainBatallion:
729th Bombardment SquadronRegiment:
452d Bombardment WingDivision:
Prisoner of War (North Korea)Action Date:
March 24, 1951 – September 2, 1953
NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954Captain Harry F. Hedlund (AFSN: 0-772366), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 24 March 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 2 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.