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HUGHES, Alpheus Warren - Date of
birth
24 September 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Charles City County, Virginia -
Hometown
Charles City County, Virginia -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33637948 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
784th Tank Battalion,
Reconnaissance Platoon
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
30 October 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kelberg-Bodenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 16 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adolphus Hughes (father)
Dora (Greene) Hughes (mother)
Martha Hughes (sister)
Iva Hughes (sister)
John Hughes (brother)
Clifton Hughes (brother)
Ethel Hughes (sister)
Evelyn Hughes (sister)
Bernice Hughes (sister)
Bessie Hughes (sister)
Clarice Hughes (sister)
More information
Cpl Alpheus W. Hughes worked on a farm.He enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 18 May 1943.
Cpl Hughes was killed in a motorcycle accident while on assignment controlling traffic.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WII Draft Cards, the 784th Tank Battalion in World War II
Photo source: Sebastiaan Vonk, Clarice Hughes (sister) and Terry Quivers (nephew) - courtesy of Debbie Holloman