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HUGHES, James L - Date of
birth
25 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Kern, Kern County, California -
Hometown
Kern, Kern County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6580227 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Speyer, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles L. Hughes (father)
Ethel R. (Hankey) Hughes (mother)
Ruth A. Hughes (sister)
Betty Hughes (sister)
More information
T/Sgt James L. Hughes attended college for two years and was employed by the Southern Pacific Railway before he joined the Regular Army on 15 September 1939 and was sent overseas in February 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Magargee Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Ladisatt, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Bakersfield Californian California 14 April 1945