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Personal info

Full name
HAYES, Davison "Jay"
Date of birth
4 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pollard, Clay County, Arkansas
Hometown
Pollard, Clay County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38601104
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
Bonn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Randall S. Hayes (father)
Flora A. (Davidson) Hayes (mother)
Gladys L. Hayes (sister)
John S. Hayes (brother)

More information

Pvt Davison Hayes worked on a farm before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 10 December 1943.

He was taken prisoner on 6 September 1944 and died in Stalag VI-G a few days later.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet