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Personal info

Full name
HAYES, Hugh Patrick
Date of birth
25 February 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
20612992
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Arnoldsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 63

Immediate family

Members
Hugh P. Hayes (father)
Sarah Hayes (mother)
Mary Hayes (sister)
Eileen Hayes (sister)

More information

Pfc Hugh P. Hayes was an elevator operator.

He joined the National Guard in Chicago, Illinois on 5 March 1941. Due to the fact that he enlisted into the Medical Department of the National Guard, there is a possibility that he was a medical aidman.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten