The Early Years
(12 Jul 1921 -
28 Jan 1942)
Army Air Forces
(28 Jan 1942 -
1 Aug 1943)
Post Ploesti
(2 Aug 1943 -
Present)
Official MOH Citations:
2nd Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes
(Lloyd "Pete" Herbert Hughes, Jr. - 12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)
The Medal of Honor Monument
Dedicated
31 May 1999, the Medal of Honor Monument is a 13-foot tall obelisk made of
red granite from Marble Falls, Texas. It is located in the
Texas State Cemetery. To the left,
in the distance, is Confederate Field. To the right, beyond the Medal of Honor Monument
are four Medal of Honor Recipients' grave markers, Robert Edward Galer, James Marion
Logan, Jack Lummus and George H. O'Brien, Jr.
Army Air Corps - World War II
Jack Warren Mathis
John Ruey Kane
John Cary "Red" Morgan
Neel Ernest Kearby
Lloyd Herbert Hughes
Raymond Larry Knight
Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr.
 "Army
& Army Air CorpsNavy & Marine Corps" |
 "Medal
of Honor" |
 "Army
Air Corps" |
 "Dedicated
to veterans from the state of Texas who were recipients of the Medal of
Honor" |
Texas State Cemetery
Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Gold Star Monument
"Dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers of Texas"
'The last Sunday in September is Designated at "Gold Star Mother's Day" as proclaimed by president Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936'
Last updated: August 21, 2008
