World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Norman Earl Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Evansville, Indiana
Honored By
Joshua Norman Miller
Relationship
Grandson
NORMAN WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO ENTERED BASIC TRAINING FOR THE NAVY, AND SUFFERED A FREAK ACCIDENT DURING BASIC. HE LIVED THE REST OF HIS LIFE WITH A MANGLED LEFT FOOT. ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE IN HIS GRADUATING CLASS TO BE WERE SENT TO PEARL HARBOR, AND NONE SURVIVED.