1922 - 1992 (70 years)
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| Name |
Hugh Adrian HAWES [1] |
| Birth |
6 Sep 1922 |
Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
at death: Port O’Connor, Calhoun, Texas [2] |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
| Education |
Texas A&I College |
| Occupation |
Postmaster |
| Death |
18 Nov 1992 |
Calhoun County, Texas, USA [3] |
| Burial |
20 Nov 1992 |
Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA |
| Person ID |
I18976 |
Dyal and Speckels |
| Last Modified |
21 Jul 2006 |
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| Notes |
- Hugh attended Texas A&I College in Kingsville and volunteered as a pilot cadet in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1941. In 1944, he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served as an advanced flying instructor. In 1945, he flew combat in the P-47 with the Fifth Air Force, 310 Squadron, 58th fighter group in New Guinea, Okinawa and the Philippines. In 1946, he was discharged as a First Lieutenant. He was a postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service from 1947-1980. From 1940 until his death, he was involved in a 50-year battle with the U.S. government concerning federal seizure of his home and ranch lands on Matagorda Island. [4]
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| Sources |
- [S302] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
- [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).
- [S312] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
- [S941] Thursday, 19 Nov 1992, p. 12A.
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