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HUGHES, Homer Guy - Date of
birth
20 October 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois -
Hometown
Vermilion County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16170230 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Homer Hughes (father)
Idena Hughes (mother)
Helen Hughes (sister)
More information
Sgt Homer G. Hughes enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 9 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.arechives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Vermilion County War Museum