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Personal info

Full name
HUGHES, Jack L
Date of birth
25 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1324263
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Between Hamminkeln and Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 11 28

Immediate family

Members
Luther M. Hughes (father)
Margaret (Brace) Hughes (mother)
Margaret Hughes (sister)
Jane Hughes (sister)
Arlene Hughes (sister)
Rae A. (Morgan) Hughes (wife)
Shirley Hughes (daughter)

More information

Jack Hughes attended high school for four years and was a clerk.

He joined the National Guard in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carol Morgan Brogan (niece)

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Carol Morgan Brogan (niece)