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Air Force Captain Who Deserted in 1983 Is Found in California, Using a Fake Identity

In a photo from the Air Force, Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. Hughes, who deserted 35 years ago, was apprehended in California last week, where he was living under a fake identity. He said he fled because he was depressed with his job. (U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY