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Personal info

Full name
HUGHES, Richard Eugene
Date of birth
19 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bradford, Darke County, Ohio
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35766160
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
Near Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 12 50

Immediate family

Members
Charles L. Hughes (father)
Elsie L. Hughes (mother)
Charles L. Hughes (brother)
Charlotte L. Hughes (sister)
Norman K. Hughes (brother)
James T. Hughes (brother)
Vivian Hughes (wife)

More information

Pvt Richard E. Hughes graduated from Hoagland High School and was employed by the Fort Wayne Drug Company.

He enlisted at Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 22 March 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.
He joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 7 July 1944.
He was lightly wounded in action on 8 August 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal the first time.

His brother Charles also served during WWII.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fort Wayne News Sentinel 23 December 1944 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott