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HUGHES, Dwight David - Date of
birth
3 May 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Gessie, Vermillion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35901443 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
Muhlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert D. Hughes (father)
Harriet D. (Peterson) Hughes (mother)
Donald A. Hughes (brother)
Edith A. Hughes (sister)
Ralph M. Hughes (brother)
Joy Hughes (sister)
Bessie V. (Sorrels) Hughes (wife)
Carol Hughes (daughter)
Kay Hughes (daughter)
More information
Pfc Hughes was taken prisoner on 18 December 1944 and died in Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Records of World War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com - Steve Kruger, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Steve Kruger