Name:
Homer G. Hughes
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
16170230
Unit:
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-25
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
A
Row:
4
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Homer G. Hughes was born on October 20, 1922 in Hillsdale, Indiana. He served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as a Sergeant during World War II. SGT Hughes died on September 25, 1944 during the liberation of Eerde, The Netherlands and is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.