•Hughson, Arnold “Arnie” A., 16 October 1924 – 30 May 2015, Born in Sweden, NY and raised in nearby Brockport, Arnie was a hard-working husband, father, and U.S. Army Veteran. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1943 and was trained as a parachute infantryman. He deployed to Europe with the 82nd Airborne, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team and saw battle in Italy, France, Belgium and Luxembourg to include the Battle of the Bulge. Arnie was twice wounded in combat and earned the Purple Heart Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, as well as the WWII Victory Medal and the American Service Medal.
He was discharged in November 1945 and returned to New York State where he married Betty Barringer in 1947. They had three children Mark, Cathy and Linda, as well as five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They later divorced and Arnie married Mary Jan Casey in 1957. They had two children Nancy and Casey, a step-daughter Barbara, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arnie made his civilian career working at Rochester Telephone Company as a repairman and pole-climber. after retiring from RTC, he and Mary Jane moved to Palmetto, FL in 1995, later settling for good in Bradenton. He lost Mary Jane in 2004 and has been surrounded by good friends in Bradenton ever since.
