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Oliver
Wendell
Hughes
1900-05-07

–

1987-02-24

Born:

Withamsville

, 

Ohio

Home:

Ashland

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Oliver Hughes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1922. He retired in 1954 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    337th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    85th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Oliver Wendell 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 as Commanding Officer, 337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    337th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    85th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 85th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 85 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Oliver Wendell Hughes, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Hughes, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    337th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    85th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 85th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 63 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Oliver Wendell Hughes, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Hughes, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.