Hedges, James

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James Hedges was born on May 16, 1921, in New York to Helen Margaret Kellogg, age 33, and James Sylvester Hedges, age 32. He attended Rye Country Day School and graduated from the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut and Bowdoin College, class of 1944 and was a member of Psi Epsilon fraternity. In Rye his family lived on Summit Ave.

James served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He flew as a navigator in the Air Transport Command and later commissioned at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station with the rank of Lieutenant Jg. in the U. S. Navy.

Rye Men Commissioned Ensigns
Three Rye men were commissioned ensigns in the United States Naval Reserve when they graduated recently from the Naval Reserve Midshipmens School at Abbott Hall, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. The graduates, who will now be assigned to duty with the fleet as deck officers, are; William H. Todd, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Todd, Club Road; John L. Bramkamp, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. J, K. Aimer, 22 Sussex Gardens; James Hedges, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hedge, Summit Avenue.
THE RYE CHRONICLE Friday, February 1, 1945

James married Barbara Scott McFarlane on January 19, 1945, in the chapel of St. James Episcopal Church, New York City, New York. The Rev. Matthew M. Warren of St. Louis, officiated, assisted by the rector, the Rev. Dr. Horace W. B. Egan. A reception followed at the Colony Club. The couple would have five children during their marriage.

After the war, James resided with his family in Arcadia, California and was associated with The Benefit Life Insurance Company of New Jersey and achieved the Million Dollar Round Table. He was a member of St Luke’s Episcopal Church of Monrovia Cal and a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy

James Hedges 41 of Arcadia Cal and a former resident of Landgrove, VT died suddenly in Peru, VT on Saturday July 14, 1962, where he was visiting relatives.

While living in Landgrove he had served as selectman and road commissioner.

At the time of his death he was survived by his parents of Rye N Y, his wife Mrs Barbara Hedges, three sons Scott James and Michael and two daughters Nancy and Sally all of Arcadia.

The funeral was held in the Methodist Church in Landgrove, the Rev Robert L Clayton Rector of Zion Episcopal Church in Manchester Center officiated. Burial was in the Landgrove Cemetery