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HUGHES, Albert Minor - Date of
birth
22 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31271915 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert K. Hughes (father)
Maude Hughes (mother)
Constance Hughes (sister)
Jean (Pitblado) Hughes (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Albert M. Hughes attended 3 years of college and was a chemist before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 30 November 1942.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: Peter Schouteten