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Official MOH Citations:
2nd Lt. Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes,
Jr.
(12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)
Source: Personal papers. Newspaper article from Page 4A of The San Antonio Light (now defunct), San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, dated Monday, 18 Jan 1943.
S.
A. Man Graduated As Bomber Pilot
Second Lieut. David W. Holder of San Antonio was among 15 Texans in the second class graduated as four-engine bomber pilots at Tarrant field, Fort Worth, Monday.
Other Texans included first Lieut. James D. Jamison, Seguin; and Second Lieuts. Lloyd Hughes of Corpus Christi and Walter D. Graham and Robert L. Wright of Austin.
Note: Pete and Robert Lee Wright were roommates and on 1 Aug 1943, wingmen to Edward L. Fowble. Wright wrote / contributed to the text of Pete's Medal of Honor citation.
First published: July 10, 2008
Last updated: January 02, 2013
