The Early Years
(12 Jul 1921 -
27 Jan 1942)

Army Air Forces
(28 Jan 1942 -
1 Aug 1943)

Post Ploesti
(2 Aug 1943 -
Present)

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National Museum of the USAF

United States Army

2nd Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes
(Lloyd "Pete" Herbert Hughes, Jr. - 12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)

Source: family papers

	The Del Mar College Former Students' Association in celebration of the 60th Anniversary Unveiling of the WALL OF HONOR Saturday, July 29, 1995 E.L. Harvin Center Del Mar College East Campus

	Wall of Honor Justice Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage ... Second Lt. Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes (Posthumous Award) Born July 21 [sic], 1921, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Mrs. J.R. Jordan. Graduated from Refugio High School. Del Mar College student. Played basketball and graduated in May, 1941 (sic.) Transferred to Texas A&M University. Air Force Pilot who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, killed in action on August 1, 1943, in the air raid on the Ploesti oil fields in Romania during World War II. Red McCombs ...

	U.S. Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX-27) ... The Rev. Msgr. Richard John Shirley ... Buddy Randel Venters ... Wall of Honor Special Recognition ...

Corrections:

Pete was born on 12 Jul 1921 (source: Statement of Military Service)
Pete did not graduate from Del Mar College. Del Mar College has refused to correct this error.

First published: June 07, 2008

Last updated: May 30, 2011

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