Military Involvement

Servicemen * Hu - surnames

John Francis Hughes was born May 24, 1924 to Edward and Maria Hughes. He died May 28, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Petty Officer Hughes served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Drexler (DD-741) which sank in a kamikaze attack and was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com

Edward Kenneth Humphrey was born Apr. 8, 1914 to Oscar and Elizabeth Horrell Humphrey. He died Sept. 4, 1949 in Solano, CA. Edward served with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com

ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Aug 2023