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Personal info

Full name
HUGHES, Lealand Russell
Date of birth
7 November 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
Hometown
Oakland, Alameda County, California

Military service

Service number
39324362
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
Zevenbergen, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 1 28

Immediate family

Members
William J. Hughes (father)
Esther V. Hughes (mother)
Bertil Hughes (brother)
Elmer J. Hughes (brother)

More information

Pfc Lealand R. Hughes worked at the Judson Steel Corp.

His mother was born in Sweden and arrived in America in 1909.


Source of information:
Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten