Hugh C. DeLury

NAME: Hugh C. DeLury

ASN: 20310446 / O-1283038

PLACE OF BIRTH: Corry, PA

DATE OF BIRTH: ? 1918

DATES OF SERVICE: 17 Feb 1942 - ?

UNIT ASSIGNED: Pennsylvania Army National Guard

HHC 2nd Bn 509th PIR

A Co 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with three combat jump stars, EAME Campaign medal with one arrowhead and two campaign star devices, World War II Victory Medal, 3rd Zouave Regiment Badge

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

17 Feb 1942 - Enlisted at Corry, PA - Enlistment Record:

Field Title	Value	Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	20310446	20310446
NAME	DE#LURY#HUGH#C##########	DE#LURY#HUGH#C##########
RESIDENCE: STATE	32	PENNSYLVANIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	049	ERIE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	3225	CORRY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	17	17
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	02	02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	41	41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PFC#	Private First Class
GRADE: CODE	7	Private First Class
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	INF	Infantry
BRANCH: CODE	10	Infantry
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	0	Undefined Code
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	7	National Guard
NATIVITY	32	PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH	18	18
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	6	2 years of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	999	Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	4	National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0340	0340
FILM REEL NUMBER	3.62#	3.62#

Attended and graduated Officer Candidate School

Attended and graduated The Parachute School

08 Nov 1942 - 2Lt. Hugh C. DeLury assigned to HHC 2nd Bn 509th PIR for Operation TORCH (VILLIAN) manifested Plane 10 Seat 1 Weight 254 lbs.

15 Nov 1942 - Participated in Operation TORCH the Airborne Invasion of Youks Les Bains, Tunisia

00 Aug 1943 - Lt Siegel and Lt Hugh DeLury went of pass to Tunis for the marriage of Lt William Kautz to a 12th Army Air Force nurse. Both stayed beyond their pass and forgot to request a two day extension. Both were reported AWOL. Upon return Lt Siegel was confined to quarters, lost his position as Weapons Platoon Leader and was placed as Assistant Platoon Leader under Lt Alvin Sieqfriedt. Fortunately they were not court-martialed.

14 Sep 1943 - Participated in Operation GIANT III the Airborne Invasion Avellino, Italy (Sorrento Mountains)

Was with Capt. Archie Birkner's group of 14 paratoopers who set up ambushes killing and burying Germans. Later a German Company sized patrol was combing the area and surprised Capt. Archie Birkner, Lt. Hugh DeLury, Sgt. Cagle, and Cpl. Garnet Porter who surrendered. Ten others seeing the Germans escaped.

15 Sep 1943 - Captured in Italy, reported first as MIA then as POW

Field Title	Value	Meaning
SERIAL NUMBER	O1283038	O1283038
NAME	DE LURY HUGH C	DE LURY HUGH C
GRADE, ALPHA	1 LT	First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE	F	First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE	1	ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE	INF	Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE	10	INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)	15	15
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)	09	09
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)	3	1943
RACIAL GROUP CODE	1	WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE	32	Pennsylvania
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	160	Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER	0509	0509
PARENT UNIT TYPE	06	Group/Regiment/Commands/System
AREA	98	North African Theatre: Italy
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)	08	08
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)	06	06
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)	5	1945
SOURCE OF REPORT	1	Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS	8	Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER	1	GERMANY
CAMP	032	Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
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08 Jun 1945 - Repatriated

1986 - Passed away

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