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To the right,
an unknown man. My grandfather wrote
on the back of this photograph, "All
dressed up and no place to go. 8/10/43"
The 9th Infantry Division was in combat
in Sicily in August 1943, but the
location of this photo is uncertain.
Starlin Harry Hughes, Vincent Z. Whaley's
grandfather, served with the 47th
"Raiders" Infantry Regiment
in the 9th "Octofoil" Infantry
Division during World War II. Hughes
served in seven of the 9th Infantry
Division's eight campaigns.
Following my grandfather's death on
June 11, 1994 — exactly 50 years
to the day when he stepped ashore
Utah Beach in Normandy, France —
I began researching his wartime steps
and interviewing veterans for a book
on the 9th Infantry Division during
World War II.
While my grandfather could never speak
of his role in the Second World War,
I sent copies from his photo collection
during the war to several veterans
in the hopes they could help me identify
the men in the pictures.
I am still attempting to identify
the men in the following photographs
and obtain more information about
their relationships with my late grandfather,
Starlin H. Hughes.
If you or your family recognize any
of the men in these photographs, please
contact Vincent Z. Whaley at tributes@whaley-computer-consulting.com.
Thank you!
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