Name: Hughes, J Lynn
Year of Birth: 1926
Current Residence: Fort Smith, AR
County: Sebastian County
War Time Duty (MOS): Combat Rifleman
Branch of Service: US Army
Theater of Operation: Europe
Division: 70th Infantry Division
Regiment: 274th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, F Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Squad
Major Engagements: Ardennes - Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe

Biography: Mr. Hughes asked these questions of himself; "How did I get here?" and "Why me?" when he was aboard the ship in Boston Harbor when they were about to shove off for the war in Europe. His true tale of privation and sacrifice behind the 'sights' of an M-1 Garand rifle will give you an eighteen year old infantryman's 'eye' view of war and its horrors. He tells of the resilience and ingenuity of America's fighting men during the Second World War.