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Personal info

Full name
NEEDHAM, Hugh Quentin
Date of birth
17 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
Hometown
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Military service

Service number
20810166
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 31 18

Immediate family

Members
Marvin W. Needham (father)
Bobbie (Wolf) Needham (mother)
Raymond L. Needham (brother)
Charles L. Needham (brother)
James L. Needham (brother)
Claudie L. Needham (sister)
Ruth L. Needham (sister)
Julius H. Needham (brother)
Robert Needham (brother)
Edgar Needham (brother)
Dorothy F. (Dorris) Needham (wife)

More information

Hugh Q. Needham graduated from North Side High School and was a mechanic, working for his brother Raymond.

He joined the National Guard in Fort Worth, Texas on 25 November 1940.

Three of his brothers also served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, ww.archives.gov -
WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Texas, U.S. Birth Certificates

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Fort Worth Star Telegram 24 May 1945