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Hughes, John, MG USA(Ret).
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Home Town New York
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MG Hughes saw combat in Cuba (1898) and France (1918).
He was the Commanding General of the Philippine Department/Division,1937 - 1939.
He retired in FEB 1940.
He was recalled to active duty from SEP 1941 to FEB 1945 and served as a Member of the War Department Personnel Board..
MG Hughes passed away in 1953.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
