Grady Hughes

December 10, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Harry Garber, who is with the U.S. Army in Australia, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garber, that he is well and busy; also that he saw Eldred Heath, son of A. B. Heath and Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy an former Reardan residents.

April 15, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Harry Garber reports that on the trip going to Australia, he met Eldred Heath, son of A. B. Heath of Mondovi and Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy, formerly of Reardan. He enjoyed a long visit with Richard Henry, who recently arrived in Australia.

August 19, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Harry Garber writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garber, from New Guinea that he is now out of the combat area and is having the best of food, but that he hates to think now of the food he had while in the jungles. He also wrote that he met Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy, formerly of here. Harry is with a reconnaissance division of the army.

March 2, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

T/5 Harry Garber writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garber, that he is located near Melbourne, Australia, and has recently seen Grady Hughes, who is recovering from a case of malaria. Grady is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy, formerly with the Old National bank here.

April 27, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Friends here have learned that Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy, former residents here, has been returned to San Francisco from the south Pacific, where he had been stationed for over two years. He had recently recovered from an attack of malaria. He is a graduate of the local high school and was stationed in New Guinea and Australia.

October 12, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Private Eldred Heath arrived home last week from Sidney, Australia. He was overseas thirty months, of which nine were spent in New Guinea. He is with a hospital detachment and wears stars for two combat operations. Pvt. Heath is a graduate of the Reardan high school and will go to Santa Barbara for his assignment. He was on the same boat with Technician fifth class Harry Garber and Grady Hughes. When they left Seattle for Melbourne, Australia. Grady returned to the states about a year ago because of malaria. Harry is still in the south Pacific.

October 4, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy, was given his honorable discharge last week. He was in the service about 3-1/2 years, with nearly two years in the Pacific islands. He contracted malaria and was sent to the states. He has been stationed at a camp near Seattle.