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USS STRONG DD-467, photo courtesy of the USS STRONG Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just after midnight on July 5, 1943, the USS Strong, a destroyer in the U.S. Navy’s World War II fleet, entered Baikoro Harbor in the Solomon Islands ahead of a larger American force. Within the hour, the ship, carrying more than 300 sailors, was torpedoed and sunk. Forty-six men went down with the ship, including a young officer, Ensign William C. \u201cBilly\u201d Hedrick Jr., a 1940 graduate of Transylvania University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, 76 years later, the R\/V Petrel<\/a> and its team of researchers, engineers and explorers have located the ship, which until this month had been lost at sea. According to the R\/V Petrel website<\/a>, wreckage from the USS Strong <\/em>was discovered on February 6, 2019, nearly 1,000 feet below the surface, resting on the floor of the Kula Gulf in the Solomon Sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith each ship we find and survey, it is the human stories that make each one personal,\u201d Robert Kraft, expedition lead and director of subsea operations for the Petrel, said in a news release announcing the discovery. \u201cWe need to remember and honor our history and its heroes, living and dead. We need to bring their spirit to life and be grateful every day for the sacrifices made by so many on our behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William C. “Billy” Hedrick Jr. ’40 as a senior and editor of the Crimson, Transylvania’s yearbook.

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Kentucky\u2019s Billy Hedrick\nwas one of those who made the ultimate sacrifice aboard the USS Strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hedrick was one of 14 children born to William Clay and Emma Manley Hedrick of Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He entered Transylvania as a freshman in 1936 on a full scholarship and excelled in his studies. An article in his hometown newspaper after his sophomore year described him as  \u201c\u2026possibly the most outstanding college student in Lexington, or in the State of Kentucky.\u201d It went on to say that he \u201c\u2026has made a remarkable and most unusual record, both years he has attended the college\u2026.getting all As in all his classes, and is the only student in the college with such a wonderful record.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hedrick was a member and officer of Phi Kappa Tau and worked on the staff of The Crimson, serving as editor in chief his senior year. He was also member of the Pi Kappa Delta honorary forensic fraternity and secretary-treasurer for Sigma Epsilon, an honorary literary fraternity.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating magna cum laude <\/em>in 1940, Hedrick returned to Montgomery County and taught at Mt. Sterling City High School for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was assigned to the USS Strong where he served as an ensign and junior communications officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just past midnight on July 5, 1943, the Strong, with Hedrick aboard, was hit by a Japanese long lance torpedo in the Kula Gulf. During the rescue operation, another ship, the USS Chevalier, rammed the Strong, collapsing part of the destroyer\u2019s superstructure and trapping Hedrick, who was below decks destroying classified files<\/a>. Forty-six sailors perished when the ship went down; more than 230 were rescued. Hedrick was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A photo of the bow of the USS Strong. The anchor shank and some chain is visible in the wreckage discovered in February 2019. Photo via R\/V Petrel. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Decades after his death, Hedrick\u2019s great niece, Tammi Hedrick Johnson, worked with Transylvania\u2019s Special Collections Librarian B.J. Gooch to uncover details of her great uncle’s time on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cB.J. helped me in the archives as I searched for information on my uncle Billy. There were volumes of newspapers I looked through from 1936-1940 to find snippets of information on his life there and I found much,\u201d Johnson explained. Her work to uncover Hedrick\u2019s time at Transy was featured in the spring 2010 edition of Transylvania Magazine (see page 24)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson says there are\nboth \u201cno words and too many words\u201d to describe the news that the USS Strong\u2019s wreckage\nand her great uncle\u2019s final resting place has been found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow does a person\nreally process something like this? This has been an ongoing project from the\nfirst time I saw the brass plaque honoring him on the back of the family\nheadstone in Mount Sterling,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cA Google search in 1998 got me\nstarted on building a project. It’s taken over 20 years, but it’s been worth\nevery minute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hedrick is one of 39 Transylvanians who lost their lives in service to their country during World War II, and his memory still lives on today. After his death in July 1943, Phi Kappa Tau established the Hedrick Cup, an award still given each year to the fraternity member who achieves the highest academic standing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Billy Hedrick\nand the USS Strong, click\nhere to visit the Project USS STRONG DD 467 website<\/a> created by Tammi\nJohnson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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