Name:
Charles Edward Hughes
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
37217
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
California
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Charles Edward Hughes was born on January 15, 1921, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. He was the son of Viola Alvena Kramer Lankford. He was married to Hazel Dene Oliver Taylor.
He served in the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was declared as Missing in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.