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HAYSE, Lewie Frank - Date of
birth
26 April 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas -
Hometown
Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1283070 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
B Company,
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Longvilly, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Nathan B. Hayse (father)
Alma R. (Blackstun) Hayse (mother)
Ella V. Hayse (sister)
Nathan B. Hayse Jr. (brother)
Carl H. Hayse (brother)
Myra L. Hayse (sister)
Mary Jo Hayse (sister)
Paul F. Hayse (brother)
Elizabeth (Humpfreville) Hayse (wife)
Richard F. Hayse (son)
More information
Capt Lewie F. Hayse graduated from Southwestern College in 1936 and worked for the Marshall County Federal Loan Association in Marysville, Kansas.He enlisted on 26 February 1941 and received his basic training at Camp Roberts, California. He was later transferred to San Luis Obispo where he worked in the Adjudant General's Office of the 40th Infantry Division, before being sent to the Officer's Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. The day he was commissioned a second lieutenant, 1 May 1942, he was married to Betty Humphreville.
Following his graduation he was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky and became a cadre member to activate the 9th Armored Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. During that year he spent there, he was promoted to first lieutenant and to captain. After an Advanced Officer Training at Fort Benning, Georgia he rejoined his outfit at Camp Ibis, California. He was sent overseas on 16 August 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Claim Files, 1936-2007, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, Kansas, Winfield, Southwestern College 1935, http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/ - After Action report, 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The Marysville Advocate - 25 January 1945 / Marshall County News - 21 June 1945, www.findagrave - Judy Mayfield
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - ladisatt, www.newspapers.com - Marshall County News 16 August 1945 / The Marysville Advocate