| The Hughes was always in close to the Yorktown during & after the engagement. On the bridge we felt, if any more live shipmates were left aboard the carrier we could rescue them with a throw of the monkey fist. |
| This is a picture of refueling operations; This will give you an idea of how close in the Hughes was to the Yorktown >>>>>> |
| Philippines Liberation Ribbon W/2 stars - American Area Ribbon - Atlantic Ribbon with "A" USS Hughes also received Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia, for period 9/2 to 10/30/1945 |
| 1942 Marshall-Gilbert Raids 1942 Salamaua - Lee Raids 1942 Midway 1942 Capture & defense Guadalcanal 1942 Buin - Faisi - Tonolai Raid 1942 Santa Cruz Islands 1942 Guadalcanal (3rd Savo) 1943 Rennel Island |
| 1943 Gilbert-Marshall Islands Operation 1944 Occupation Kawajalein Atoll 1944 Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll 1944 Asiatic-Pacific Raids 1944 Western New Guinea Operation 1944 Leyte Operation 1945 Kurile Island Operation |
| Pacific Area |
| Aleutian Operation |
| Pre-WW II action::: Naval blockade of the French Aircraft Carriers at Martinique, French West Indies. Part of Neutrality Patrol 1939. Stalked the German Battleship Bismarck in Artic Ocean. One of the 1st USS Naval vessels stationed in Iceland for Anti-sub warfare. |
| The USS Hughes DD-410 was built in Bath, Maine by the Bath Iron Works. The ship was launched 7/17/1939 & commissioned 9/21/1939. |
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| Copyright 2002 - Peter E. Karetka |
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