Lewellyn "Lew" Willis Hughes
Military
Private Collection
Object Number - UPL 48113 - Lew Hughes Bombardier Photo
Killed in Action (KIA) on his 28th mission, 24 December 1944 to Babenhausen. First mission was on 22 September 1944 to Kassel. Promoted posthumously to 1st Lt.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 710th Bomb Squadron 447th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 20952347 / O-768653
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 24 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Rattlesden Control Tower
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springfield, Missouri | 3 February 1921 | |
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Died |
24 December 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945, db form
