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HUGHES, Marshall - Date of
birth
2 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Middleburg, Loudoun County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1060428 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reharmont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Hughes (father)
Hazel (Wing) Hughes (mother)
Milton Hughes (twin brother)
John Hughes (brother)
Mansfield Hughes (brother)
More information
Marshall Hughes graduated from Groton High School and attended Harvard University of one year.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 27 February 1945 and attended Officer Candidate School at Camp Davis.
He was killed just eleven days after he joined his unit.
All his brothers also served during the war. His father was a prominent Washington DC lawyer. In 1952 he married a German countess, Beatrice Louise-Marie, Countess von Rex.
On one picture pose Milton, Mansfield, their mother Hazel, John and Marshall.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, WW2 Airborne
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Washington Evening Star - 20 February 1945, jwcdaily.com - courtesy of Kathy McDermott