Born in Wellton, Arizona, December 31, 1921
Graduated from the Yuma, Arizona High School June 1939
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1939 Member of Phi Alpha Iota (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) Fraternity
Withdrew in July 1941 to enlist

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted in the Army of the United States as Private, 27 February 1942; appointed Aviation Cadet same date.
Mar 42 to Apr 42; member Sq 5, AC Replacement Training Center (Pre-Flight), Kelly Field, Texas.
Apr 1942 to July 1942; AC Training Detachment, (Primary), Tulsa, Okla.
July 42 to Sep 1942; Army Flying School (Basic), Enid, Okla.
Sep 1942 to Nov 1942; AAF Advanced Flying School, Lubbock, Texas.
Graduated from the AAF Cadet Training Program (Pilot), 9 November 1942 and honorably discharged.

COMMISSIONED

Second Lieutenant, AC Reserve, 10 November 1942; accepted and entered on active duty same date.
First Lieutenant, AUS, 3 August 1943.

Active Service Assignments

Nov 1942 to Feb 1943; Flying Training Student Officer, 1014th Sch Sq (Sp), 1914th Pilot Transition Training Sq, Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas.
Feb 1942 to May 1943; Pilot and Asst. Flight Commander, 18th Photo Mapping Sq, 4th Photo Gp, Peterson AAF, Colorado Springs, Colo.
May 1943 to Mar 1944; Pilot & Asst. Flight Commander, 24th Photographic Sq (H), 5th Photographic Reconnaissance & Mapping Gp, Peter Son Field, Colorado Springs, and Asiatic Area.
In Service 3 years and 11 months.

Lieutenant Hughes was reported missing in action 27 March 1944. (Under the provisions of Section 2, Public Law 490, 77th Congress, his death is presumed to have occurred 26 January 1946.)

Decorations and Awards

AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL with Two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the China Defensive and India-Burma Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE ‘PILOT’