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

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

Post Ploesti
(2 Aug 1943 -
Present)


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


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1930's - Plasuela Street sign where Pete lived in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas, USA.

              
1930's - Mary Margaret Baucom and the book Pete signed.

  
1942 - Hazel Dean Ewing and Pete

        
1942-1943 - Pete's military photos

  
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 L. Helder to his parents

 
1943 - Photos taken of Pete's B-24 going down by Earl Zimmerman on 1 Aug 1943. (May I have permission to post these Mr. Zimmerman?)


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


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


Last updated: July 17, 2008

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