Richard E Hughes (35766160)
| Name | Hughes, Richard E |
| 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 |
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| Additional information |
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| 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. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-07-11 | PFC | Assigned and joined from 92nd Replacement Battalion as of July 7, 1944 | G / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-08-08 | PFC | Lightly injured in action and transferred to 108th Evacuation Hospital on August 8, 1944 | 745 | G / 330 | view page |
| 1944-09-07 | PFC | Assigned and joined from 108th Evacuation Hospital as of September 7, 1944 | 745 | G / 330 | view page |
| 1944-11-05 | PFC | Rank reduced to Private as of November 3, 1944 | 745 | G / 330 | view page |
| 1944-12-06 | PVT | Killed in action on December 5, 1944 | 745 | G / 330 | view page |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 83 / 1944 / #69 | PFC |
Purple Heart awarded for wounds received in action on August 8, 1944 in France. |
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| Various documents | |||||
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| Description | Page | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Private in 330. | 3 | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a Private First Class in 330. | 27 | ||||