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Personal info

Full name
HAYES, William T
Date of birth
20 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31329276
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Mühlberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 1 4

Immediate family

Members
Thomas F. Hayes (father)
Julia A. (Kearns) Hayes (mother)
Veronica M. Hayes (sister)
Thomas Hayes (brother)
Mark L. Hayes (brother)
Mildred Hayes (sister)
Mary M. Hayes (wife)

More information

T/5 William T. Hayes worked for the Petroleum Heat and Power Co. before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 9 March 1943.

He was taken prisoner on 16 December 1944 and died of pneumonia, five days after he was liberated from in Stalag IV-B.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ellen's Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Daily Advocate 7 July 1945