Served aboard the USS Indiana during the Spanish American War.
Enlisted at the age of 18 in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman Apprentice on 9 Jul 1888, serving onboard the training sloop, the USS Jamestown (1844).
Born 29 Oct 1870 in Baltimore, MD to John and Mary (McFarland) Hedenger. John’s father was a Chief Boatswain’s Mate in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.
Honorably discharged on 22 Dec 1898, following the end of the Spanish American War.
