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(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.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    729th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    452d Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    March 24, 1951 – September 2, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Captain 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.