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Thruston
Hughes
1886-03-11

–

1959-11-15

Born:

, 

Kentucky

Thruston Hughes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1909. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1944

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Thruston Hughes, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Forward Echelon, at Normandy, France in 1944.