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Personal info

Full name
HUGHES, William Arthur
Date of birth
16 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Dilworth, Clay County, Minnesota
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39121397
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 11 13

Immediate family

Members
Arthur W. Hughes (father)
Ila M. (Carlisle) Hughes (mother)
Olive M. Hughes (sister)
Maud E. Hughes (sister)
Sadie M. (Baum) Hughes (wife)
Ila M. Hughes (daughter)

More information

Pvt William A. Hughes attended high school for four years and was employed at the Great Northern Railway Company before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 22 January 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Davis Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper