Hugh Adrian HAWES

1922 - 1992  (70 years)

• Name	Hugh Adrian HAWES
  Birth	6 Sep 1922	Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1992	Calhoun County, Texas, USA
  Burial	20 Nov 1992	Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I18976	von Rosenberg Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family	Norma Elizabeth McCOY
  Marriage	Dec 1943	Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
  	at Perrin Air Force Base
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F13308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2014

  
  

• 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.