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Personal info

Full name
HAYES, Woods Elbert
Date of birth
6 August 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia
Hometown
Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35761762
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bemont-Cleurie, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 41 6

Immediate family

Members
Henry E. Hayes (father)
Jane N. Hayes (mother)
Leslie Hayes (brother)
Lee Hayes (brother)
Pearl Hayes (sister)
Chester Hayes (brother)
Opal M. (Staggers) Hayes (wife)

More information

Pvt was a mechanic employed by the Industrial Collries Corp. before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 30 September 1943.
He was killed by small arms fire in the inguinal region and the groin.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy