World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Francis Hayward
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Claremont, New Hampshire
Honored By
The Hayward Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BASE ENGINEERING), NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI; REPAIR BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA AND ABOARD USS ARD-23. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.