George C. Hughes

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 09/18/1944

George Carol Hughes was born in Vance County, North Carolina on December 5, 1920.

He was drafted into the Army on October 6, 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His home of residence was listed
as Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina and his civilian occupation was listed as General farmers.
He had completed four years of High School and was single with no dependents.

He was promoted from Private First Class to Sergeant on June 16, 1944.

Staff Sergeant Hughes died of wounds received in action on September 18, 1944.

Article from The Henderson (N.C.) Daily Dispatch, Friday August 17, 1945
The date of the article and the address given in the article are odd but the
serial number is that of Staff Sergeant George C. Hughes who died of wounds
received in action while serving in Company A 22nd Infantry on September 18, 1944.

Article courtesy of Astrid van Erp

Top photo of George C. Hughes from the National WWII Memorial Washington, D.C. website via Astrid van Erp

BACK