Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-05-14 | Page 15 | Happy Day: Seaman Son Thought Missing Visits Mother

HAPPY HAPPY DAY DA Y Seaman Son r Visits Mother Mrs Airs Carrie Carne Hughes South State street street- Friday was positive positive tive she had celebrated the Ute grandest birthday party ever as she made claim to being the happiest mother in the world Twice informed by ty the navy department that her son Fred H H. Hughes of the merchant marine ma ma- rine was missing in inaction action Mrs Hughes had no heart to observe h her r birthday anniversary Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day as she had done in past years with her son Then unannounced Fred entered en en- the the home and literally swept his his' mother off her feet It was the grandest birthday present a mother c could uld ever have said Mrs Hughes Seaman Saman Hughes was pan I by Glen Milton Thomas pharmacists pharmacist's mate first class of Bristol Va recently attached to the marine corps as a front line first aid man manat at Guadal Guadal- c canal nal The Th two men related some of their experiences experiences experiences' in the southwest southWest southwest south south- south south- west Pacific Seaman H Hughes recalled that hi his ship escaped destruction because because be be- cause of the poor marksmanship of or a Japanese submarine tor- tor We were attacked bya by a pack of Jap subs he said and I was standing on the poop poop- deck wh when nI I n noticed ti ed a phosphorescent phosphorescent w wake k in the e w water ter The fish missed and the radio operator sent out outa a call cal I for planes Other r torp torpedoes does were fired but all alt missed and then the planes arrived d as as the J Tips Japs ps crash dived I was was told later there were were seven subs in that pack he said Hughes is a graduate of West high school and entered the merchant marine i in in- in August Augut t. t 1942 Mate Thomas is proud possessor possessor possessor pos pos- sessor of a Japanese flag captured cap cap- from a group of 15 Nips who never finished finished the scouting party they started on Those m marines rines are good men and they thi did a a swell job at Gu Guadalcanal said Thomas After a f few days in Salt Lake City he will leave for his home He has been in the navy since 1936 A j J k b 4 L J 1 I I 7 r- r 1 1 f vw I I. I I 1 S I II r. r I WS NiI wF I 1 I Pt I II Ir I r L V 4 r. 4 4 Captured Japanese Flag Signifies Another American Triumph Seaman Fred H Hughes left and Pharmacists Pharmacist's Mate First Class Glen Milton Miton Thomas enjoy leave in Salt I Lake City e