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SMC 1st Lt - KIA on Saipan - Hero; Cited for Gallantry before death; Silver Star and Purple Heart awarded posthumously to son Roderick; Unit: CO. K, 3RDBN, 8THMAR, 2NDMARDIV, FMF, MARIANAS ISLANDS; Service Number: 010035
Timeline
Birth- 3/09/1905
Walker, Cass, Minnesota, USA
1775 - 2099Other Service
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Sergeant
1775 - 2099Other Service
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Marriage- 15/04/1937-Age: 32 years
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Margaret Lewis
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 39 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
First Lieutenant
Gold Star
Battle- Jun 1944-Age: 39 years
Saipan
Death- 19/06/1944-Age: 39 years
Killed In Action
Saipan, Mariana Islands
Burial-
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Other Facts
Full Name
Loren Fletcher Hedderly
Child
Roderick Hedderly