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HUGHES, Joseph B - Date of
birth
16 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33482776 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
La Forêt area, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Hughes (father)
Frances Hughes (mother)
Mary Hughes (sister)
Frances Hughes (sister)
Edward Hughes (brother)
Catherine Hughes (sister)
James Hughes (brother)
Bernard Hughes (brother)
Geraldine Hughes (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph B. Hughes enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 21 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com - Schuykill County Genealogy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, The Evening Herald 29 May 1945