Hughes, Ben Allen Jr.
Navy Petty officer 3rd class

Ben Allen Jr. Hughes, age 21, from Dallas, Texas, Dallas county.

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Capps

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when a Navy EC121 spy plane with 31 crew aboard crashed into a hanger and started on fire.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970), Associated Press (1970)