Corporal Hazwood was a medic with the Medical Company, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on 7 September 1950 and returned to duty on 17 September 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on 25 November 1950. He was presumed dead on 31 December 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Corporal Hazwood was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.