William Howard Hughes

Official portrait of William Howard Hughes

William Howard Hughes, Jr. (born c. 1951)[1] is a former United States Air Force captain who disappeared on July 19, 1983 when he was supposed to return from a Temporary Duty (TDY) in Europe. After his disappearance there were theories that he was abducted or defected. The Air Force declared him a deserter on December 9, 1983.[2] The Seattle Times reported in 1984 that the classification was made "primarily for administrative purposes".[3]

In June 2018, he was found living in Daly City, California and was arrested by the Office of Special Investigations on unspecified charges. It turned out that he had returned to the United States and begun living under an assumed name, Barry "Tim" O'Beirne.[4][5] Hughes told authorities after his capture that he was depressed about being in the Air Force and decided to leave. For this purpose, he created a fake identity and lived in California.[6]

Hughes was raised in Seattle, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1973, subsequently commissioned as an officer in 1976 and attaining a master's degree in 1979 from Air Force Institute of Technology.[1] At the time of his disappearance, he owned a house in Albuquerque.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Associated Press 1984.
  2. ↑ Office of Special Investigations 2018.
  3. ↑ Seattle Times 1984.
  4. ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/us/missing-airman-william-howard-hughes-jr/index.html
  5. ↑ USA Today 2018.
  6. ↑ "Missing Air Force officer found 35 years later". Associated Press. June 11, 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Albuquerque Journal 1984

Sources

  • Kirtland officer missing, Associated Press, January 18, 1984 – via Roswell Daily Record (newspaperarchive.com)
  • Andrews, Paul. (December 2, 1984), "Missing by choice? – they may be accident of foul-play victims - or else just tired of a set lifestyle. But their families and loved ones will agonize in uncertainty.", The Seattle Times, ProQuest document ID 385298737
  • Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2, 1984 page 12 via Newspapers.com
  • Ashley May, "U.S. Air Force fugitive missing for 35 years found living in California", USA Today
  • Linda Card (June 7, 2018), OSI captures Most Wanted AF fugitive, AFOSI Public Affairs
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