Hickam honors historic aviators
Jessie Higa (left), local volunteer historian, along with Gen. Ken Wilsbach (right), Pacific Air Forces commander, unveil the corrected spelling of “Bedle Street” during a rededication ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 26, 2023. 2nd Lt. Robert Lewis Bedle Jr., assigned to the 14th Bombardment Squadron, Territory of Hawaii, was a distinguished and well-respected aviator who died in a crash in Kalihi Valley, June 17, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoie Cox)