World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hugh M. Helvey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Pikeville, Kentucky
Honored By
Mrs. Ann G. Helvey
Relationship
Wife
Entered the Marine Corps on December 20, 1939, and was honorably discharged June 26, 1945. On November 10, 1943, he received the Purple Heart Medal from W. F. Halsey, Admiral, U.S. Navy, for his injury received on Bougainville in the South Pacific.