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Leo Hedrick [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was a navigation officer on board an Army tanker, which was operating in the English Channel at the time of his death.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: unknown newsprint

Biographical Notes: 
former YMCA dormitory man
Education Details: 
Belmont Abbey High School graduate, Carolina Business School
Family Details: 

Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hedrick - Acme Spinning Co. community North Belmont, NC Agnes Hedrick, Barbara Ann Hedrick, Elizabeth Hedrick, Genevieve Hedrick, Hildegarde Hedrick, Joseph Hedrick (twin to Leo), Mark Hedrick, Michael Hedrick - U. S. Navy, San Diego, CA, Mrs. G. C. (Mary) Thomas, Nada Hedrick, Theresa Hedrick G. C. Thomas, Chief Petty Officer on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific - brother-in-law

First Name: 
Leo
KIA / MIA Place: 
English Channel
KIA Date: 
4/9/1945
Last Name: 
Hedrick
Middle Name: 
H.
Military Details: 
Marine Officers School, St. Petersburg, FL
Military Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Source: 

Newsprint and family information

Military Unit: 
He later left the Navy and joined the Merchant Marines.
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/leo-hedrick

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/leo-hedrick [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records