The Early Years
(12 Jul 1921 -
27 Jan 1942)
Army Air Forces
(28 Jan 1942 -
1 Aug 1943)
Post Ploesti
(2 Aug 1943 -
31 Jul 2006)
Most Recently
(1 Aug 2006 -
Present)
Official MOH Citations:
2nd Lt. Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes,
Jr.
(12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)
Images
1930's - Plasuela Street sign where Pete lived
in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas, USA.
Refugio High School photo, probably 1938 or 1939.
1930's - Mary Margaret Baucom and the book Pete signed.
1940 - Mary Margaret Baucom and Pete and the note
he wrote to her.
1942 - Hazel Dean EWING and Pete
1942-1943 - Pete's military images
18 Jan 1943
a -24D Liberator
An illustration of "Ole Kickapoo" by Andy Gaster
1943 - Crew of the "Ole Kickapoo"
1943 - Hughes, Helder,
Pear and McLoughlin
1943 - Mix, Kase,
Smith, Wilson,
Dalton and Hoff
1943 - Bank of England Ten Shillings
1943 - Letter from Ronald Lee Helder to his parents
1943 - Photos taken of Pete's B-24 going down 1 Aug 1943. (Photo by unknown U.S.
Air Force photographer.)
1943 - Wreckage of the "Ole Kickapoo"
1944 - "Nation’s Highest Decoration Given"
1944 - Text of Pete's Medal of Honor citation
1950 - Pete's reburial services notice
Pete's succession of grave markers at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
1959 - Statement of Military Service from the
U.S. Air Force
1964 - Dedication of Hughes Hall at Williams
Air Force Base, Arizona
1969 - Dedication of Lloyd H. Hughes Hall at
Texas A&M University
1969 - Newspaper article "A&M Renames Dorms for Medal
Winners"
1993 - Commemoration and Unveiling at the
Corps of Cadets Center at Texas A&M University
The bronze bas reliefs by Lawrence M. Ludtke
of the Seven Aggies at the
Corps of Cadets Center at Texas A&M University
Images of the Seven Aggies from the Texas
A&M University archives
2003 - South Texas Heroes
2006 - Pete's Medal of Honor as photographed at
the Refugio County Museum
2007 - The "locally reproduced replica" or "specimen
medal" on display in the Memorial Student
Center, Texas A&M, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
May
2008 - Case where Pete's Medal of Honor is being displayed at the
Corps of Cadets Center at Texas A&M University.
18
Sep 2009 - Pete's Medal of Honor at the
Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center at
Texas A&M University,
Last updated: March 31, 2013
