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James
Renwick
Hughes
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Kansas

James Hughes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    December 22, 1944 – 1945

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) James Renwick Hughes (ASN: 0-20343), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting on or about 22 December 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.