World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Price Hays
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Canadian County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. COMMANDED THE 34TH INFANTRY 'RED BULL' DIVISION ARTILLERY IN ITALY, THEN PARTICIPATED WITH THE 2ND DIVISION DURING THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. AS A MAJOR GENERAL, ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE 10TH MOUNTAIN 'MOUNTAINEERS' DIVISION IN NOVEMBER, 1944 AND ENTERED COMBAT WITH THE DIVISION IN ITALY ON JANUARY 8, 1945. LED THE DIVISION DURING THE NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS UNTIL GERMAN RESISTANCE IN ITALY FORMALLY ENDED ON MAY 2, 1945.