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2nd Lt. Lloyd Herbert "Pete"
Hughes, Jr.
(12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)
Second Lieutenant
Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes, Jr. was my uncle. He has always been Uncle Pete to
me. He was a B-24D Liberator Pilot in World War
II who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
for his actions in Operation Tidal Wave, "a long and hazardous minimum-altitude attack against the Axis
oil refineries of Ploesti, Rumania." Pete was just a little over 22 years old when
he died.
This gathering of photographs, letters, data, and Web links is my memorial to
Uncle Pete, an uncle I never knew, but so many people have honored.
Highlights:
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)

Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes
Family Photo dated 1942
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2d Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes
July 12, 1921 - Aug. 1, 1943
© General George Marshall’s
Victory Report
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LLOYD H
HUGHES
MEDAL OF HONOR
2D LT
ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
JUL 12 1921
AUG 1 1943
© Rajordan 1 Aug 2009
(This is the third known
grave marker.)
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Second Lieutenant Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes, Jr. was
buried 12 Apr 1950 in Grave 53, Section
U in the
Fort
Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
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Pete's image and replica Medal of Honor on display in the Memorial Student
Center, Texas A&M, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
© Rajordan 28 May 2007 |

Pete's replica Medal of Honor on display in the Memorial Student Center,
Texas A&M, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
© Rajordan 28 May 2007 |

Pete's image and replica Medal of Honor on display in the Memorial
Student Center, Texas A&M, College Station, Brazos County, Texas,
USA
© Rajordan 21 Sep 2012 |

Plaque on Lloyd H. Hughes Hall, Texas A&M, College Station, Brazos County,
Texas, USA
© Rajordan 28 May 2007 |
Created: August 1, 2006
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