World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Raymond Sisler Hayles
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Water Valley, Mississippi
Honored By
Loyd T. Hayles
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS LINDSEY DM-32, WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 12, 1945 DURING KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE USS LINDSEY IN WHICH A TOTAL OF 57 SAILORS WERE KILLED AND ANOTHER 57 WERE WOUNDED.