Nicholas
Hionedes, Baton Rouge Nat. Convention 1998
Last
Name: HIONEDES
First
Name Middle Initial:
NICHOLAS
Nick
Name:
'HICK'
Street:
1147 KING ARTHR CT #216
City
& State: DUNEDIN, FL
E-Mail:
Zip:
34698
Phone:
(727) 733-7902
Spouse:
ANN M
Conflict:
WW II
Service
Branch: Army Air Corp
Unit:
1 SIG CO A/C WARNING
Theater:
ETO
Where
Captured: CORREGIDOR
Date
Captured: 05/05/42
Camps
Held In: CABANATUAN, HITACHI
How
Long Interned: 1215 days
Liberated
/ repatriated:
Date
Liberated: 09/45
Age
at Capture: 21
Medals
Received: BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT
MEDAL, POW MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION MEDAL W/2 OAK LEAFS,
PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE VICTORY MEDAL
Military
Job: CORPORAL
Company:
GULF LIFE INS. CO.
Occupation
after War: INSURANCE SALES
Bio:
Nicholas Hionedes of Dunedin, FL was a Corporal with the Air Warning
Unit in the Army Air Force when he was captured on May 5th, 1942. At the
age of 21 Mr. Hionedes spent 40 months in camps Cabanatuan and Hitachi
before being repatriated on September of 1945.
Mr. Hionedes was wounded on April 16th, 1942 on Corregidor, P.I. From
there he was taken prisoner while he was a patient in Malinta Tunnel
Hospital. After the war Mr. Hionede’s main occupation was Insurance
Sales and he spent most of his career at Gulf Life Ins. Co.
"American General" and with his wife Ann. Mr. Hionedes also
received many awards and medals including the Bronze Star, the Purple
Heart, the Good Conduct award, the POW Medal, the Presidential Citation
with 2 Oak Leaves, the Philippine Defense, and the Philippine Victory
Medal.
