Name:
John Albert Hughes
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-784164
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-04-07
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Lakewood Memorial Park, Texas
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John Albert Hughes was born on November 20, 1922. He was the son of John Allen Hughes and Dorothy Moss Meyer Hughes. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of #42-97105 "Paper Doll" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Hickman crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on April 7, 1945. 2Lt Hughes is now buried in the Lakewood Memorial Park, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.