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HUGHES, Otto - Date of
birth
13 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Vossburg, Jasper County, Mississippi -
Hometown
West Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34620119 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Field Artillery Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Saint-Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary B. Hughes (mother)
More information
Pvt Otto Hughes worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 30 January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Ronan Urvoaz
Photo source: Peter Schouteten