Hughes, Richard C
First Name
Richard
Middle Name
C
Last Name
Hughes
Suffix Name
Jr
Service Branch
Service Branch Unknown
Highest Rank
PVT
War or Action
World War I
Place Of Birth
Denver, Colorado
County
Denver
Biography

Attended East High School and worked with his father at the John Thompson grocery. Left to join Colorado National Guard at age 18 in May 1917. Upon reorganization of guard at Camp Kearny was assigned to Company C, 127th Engineers. Served in same company with his father.

Place Of Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
Place Of Death
France
Circumstances
Killed In Action
Row Number
19
Column Number
2
Panel Number
3

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