World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin Franklin Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Abilene, Texas
Honored By
Megan Smith
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED DECEMBER 6, 1941. HE WAS A RADIO MECHANIC ARMY AIR FORCE 754. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, AIR COMBAT BALKANS.