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Private Richard E Hughes

Name Richard E Hughes
Rank Private
Army Serial # 35766160
State Indiana
Date of death 1944-12-05
Plot, Row, Grave E, 12, 50
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit G Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private First Class Hughes was a member of G Company. The morning report for July 11, 1944 on pages 19, 20 and 21 list him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 7, 1944. The morning report for August 8, 1944 on page 18 lists him lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 108th Evacuation Hospital. The morning report for December 6, 1944 on page 6 lists him as killed in action on December 5, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - Morning report July 11, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 19
- Morning report July 11, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 20
- Morning report July 11, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 21
- Morning report August 8, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 18
- Morning report December 6, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 6
Grave Soldier
Richard E Hughes (35766160) Richard E Hughes (35766160)


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