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[[Texas A&M University]]
[[Texas A&M University]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
}}
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|battles/wars=Pacific Theater of Operations in [[World War II]]
Participated in the invasion of Palau Island, [[Iwo Jima]], Saipan (in the Marianas), and [[Okinawa]], surrender of [[Nagasaki]]
|awards=Three battle stars and numerous citations}}
'''Hubert Davis Humphreys''' (April 21, 1923 – August 28, 2009) was an [[historian]] formerly affiliated with Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], who specialized in archives, oral history, and studies of his native North [[Louisiana]].
'''Hubert Davis Humphreys''' (April 21, 1923 – August 28, 2009) was an [[historian]] formerly affiliated with Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], who specialized in archives, oral history, and studies of his native North [[Louisiana]].
==Early years, military service==
==Background==
Humphreys was born to Ralph and Ellie Humphreys in thevillage of Grayson in Caldwell Parish south of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He graduated in 1940 from Grayson High School and then joined the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] two years prior to its abolition. He studied briefly at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=obit/>
Humphreys was born to Ralph and Ellie Humphreys in thevillage of Grayson in Caldwell Parish south of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He graduated in 1940 from Grayson High School and then joined the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] two years prior to its abolition. He studied briefly at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=obit/>