Charles Aloysius Hedekin (December 9, 1865 – January 30, 1944) was a United States Army Cavalry officer[2] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, in 1888.

[1] On his promotion to the rank of major on September 3, 1911, Hedekin was transferred to the 15th Cavalry Regiment, commanding the Second Squadron.

Hedekin was stationed with the Militia Division of the United States Department of War, and he rescued stranded American tourists in Europe from August to October 1914.

He was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for four months, and he and his family left again for Europe afterward, staying until October 1933.