The Early Years
(12 Jul 1921 -
27 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)
Seven Texas Aggie Medal of Honor Recipients
2nd Lt. Lloyd Herbert Hughes was one of the seven men who had attended or graduated from Texas A&M University and who received the Medal of Honor in World War II. Every new Texas A&M cadet must learn their names. They are honored in the Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center and the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
The seven Texas Aggie Medal of Honor recipients are Hughes, Fowler, Keathley, Carswell, Leonard, Whiteley and Harrell.
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Lloyd "Pete" Herbert
Hughes, Jr. was the son of Lloyd Herbert Hughes, Sr. and
Mildred
Mae RAINEY.
Born on 12 Jul 1921 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA. Attended Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (later Texas A&M University) in 1939 and 1941. Joined the U.S. Army Air Forces. Earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on 1 Aug 1943 in Campina, Romania. Killed in action on 1 Aug 1943 in Campina, Romania. Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 26 Feb 1944.
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The Medal of Honor was presented
to his wife on 18 Apr 1944 by Lt. Gen. Barton K. Yount at Kelly Army Air
Field, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.
2nd Lt.
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Reburied on 12 Apr 1950 in
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.
Inscription on grave marker:
LLOYD H
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Honored on 1 Mar 1969 with the renaming of
a Texas A&M University dormitory to Lloyd H. Hughes Hall. Hughes' family
outside of Lloyd H. Hughes Hall.
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 LT. LLOYD H. HUGHES '43 |
Honored on 27 Feb 1993 with the unveiling
of a bas relief bronze plaque in the
Corps of Cadets Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
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Lloyd Herbert Hughes' Medal of Honor
is on loan
to the Corps of Cadets Center at
Texas A&M University and is currently on display there.
On 30 Mar 2009, a Medal of Honor ceremony was held where members of Hughes' family presented the Medal of Honor to the Corps of Cadets Center. The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets covered the story. |
Sources:
- Ancestry.com
- Find A Grave: Hughes' Famous Memorial and Family Memorial
- Handbook of Texas Online
- Medal of Honor Citations
- Texas State Cemetery
- Texas A&M University Archives
- James R. Woodall, Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
First published: October 8, 2008
Last updated: September 01, 2011
