Hughes, Carl Edwin

Carl E Hughes

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Quick Facts

Significance:

S SGT, US Air Force, WWII, Korea, Vietnam

Place of Birth:

Edelmans, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

November 19th, 1921

Place of Death:

Nashville, Tennessee

Date of Death:

June 25th, 1972

Place of Burial:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cemetery Name:

Stones River National Cemetery

Carl Edwin Huges was born in Edelmans, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1921. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. While serving in World War II he was held as a prisoner of war in Germany. He also served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring after 21 years of service on December 1966. Following a short illness, Huges died on June 25, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carl Hughes is buried in Stones River National Cemetery in Plot S-7006.

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