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Hughes, Lowell Getting the Bronze Star Medal
Lowell Hughes went from Salerno to Naples, Italy. He did not get any leave for a long time. The landing at Salerno was the roughest part.
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Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Salerno
Lowell Hughes was part of the invasion of Sicily in July 1943.
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Hughes, Lowell Invasion of Sicily
Lowell Hughes crossed the Atlantic from Norfolk, Virginia to Oran, Africa. The weather was great for the trip.
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Hughes, Lowell Learning of Pearl Harbor to Arriving in Oran
Lowell Hughes was stationed at Camp Barkeley near Abilene, Texas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. A supply sergeant had a radio on.
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Hughes, Lowell Liberation of Dachau
Lowell Hughes was about an hour late for the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp by the 45th Infantry Division on 28 April 1945.
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Hughes, Lowell Life After War
Lowell Hughes feels his war service made him grow up. That is the main thing.
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Hughes, Lowell Many Close Calls
Lowell Hughes first encountered Germans in Sicily, Italy.
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Hughes, Lowell Prewar Life, the CMTC and Joining the 45th Infantry Division
Lowell Hughes was born in Poteau, Oklahoma in October 1919. He stayed there until he was 18 years old.
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Hughes, Lowell Shell Shock
Lowell Hughes was part of the invasion of Anzio, Italy. German mortars and artillery were almost nonstop.
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Hughes, Lowell The Long Trip Home
Lowell Hughes thought he would be home by 4 July 1945.
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Hughes, William Becoming a Soldier in Germany
William B. Hughes knew he wanted to be a soldier when he first saw his brother in uniform.
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Hughes, William Early Life
William B. Hughes was born in April 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville was a country town at that time.