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MC HUGH, Hugh Francis - Date of
birth
15 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32795603 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
165th Signal Photographic Company
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Wallerode, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Philip M. Mc Hugh (father)
Arline B. (Monarch) Mc Hugh (mother)
Philip Mc Hugh (brother)
More information
T/5 Mc Hugh attended the University of Notre Dame as part of the Class of 1943 but left to study photography, his chief vocational interest, at the University of Rochester.He was assigned to the Motion Picture Division of the Signal Corps. He had been in action since D-Day, recording the war as it happened.
He was with an outfit of the 7th Armored Division which moved into Wallerode to clean out the village. He had dropped his pen while making notes about a photo he had just taken and went back to retrieve it. While he was gone, leading troops came into contact with German snipers. He returned to his position and began photographing again, unaware of the sniper contact. When he stood up from the protection of a farm building and a disabled panzer to get same shots, his buddies yelled at him to get down, but because of his poor hearing he failed to hear their warning. He was shot through the head and killed instantly.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com -Jean-Paul Pallud, www.ancestry.com - Hardy-Newcomb Family Tree / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.archives.nd.edu
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Niko, Jean-Paul Pallud