Eldon James Hughart
1920-1978
Photo shared by Vickie Graves Jones
Eldon James Hughart was born November 10, 1920 at Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar.
to Hamilton Isaiah & Annie Marie Braden Hughart. August 8, 1952 he
married Evelyn R. Coons in Santa Cruz, California.
February 15, 1942 Eldon registered for the military draft at Salinas, California.
He enlisted in the US Navy December 22, 1942. He re-enlisted December 23, 1943
and served until January 9, 1946. His final rank was BMc2 or Boatswain's mate
2nd class. At the bottom of the page is a description of what his duties were.
Nothing more is known about his service.
Eldon James Hughart passed away at St. Edward Hospital in Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., Ar. His burial was in Liberty Cemetery at Greenwood, Sebastian
Co., Ar.
Biography shared by Vickie Graves Jones
from Fighting Men of Arkansas
Times Record
Boatswain's mates train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's
maintenance duties in all activities relating to marlinspike, deck, boat
seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck
equipment, and boats. Boatswain's mates take charge of working parties;
perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of picketboats,
self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district craft.
They serve in, or take charge of damage control parties. BMs also operate
and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition,
fuel, and general stores. BMs take charge of and supervise UNREP
(Underway Replenishment) procedures and equipment. They are integral
to ship's navigation and serve as ship's Helmsman and the ship's Lee
Helmsman. In addition they also serve as RHIB (rigid-hulled inflatable
boat) coxswains.
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