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PVT Marvin Austin Hughes
Marvin Austin Hughes was born Sept. 14, 1921 at Houston, Texas to Arthur Hughes, a carpenter and contractor, and Fannie Hall Hughes, a homemaker.
The son completed at least 10th grade and worked for his dad.
He enlisted in the Marines on March 18, 1941, and was killed eight months later in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a private on the U.S.S. Arizona.
Mr. Hughes was a member of the Arizona’s whale boat team, which was runner-up in the Pacific fleet championships in the fall of 1941.
An older brother, Charles, served in the Army during World War II.
Sources: the Houston Post; Marine enlistment records and muster rolls; Texas birth certificate; grave marker. Marine photo. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.