World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Katherine E. Baltz Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Joliet, Illinois
Honored By
C. McCabe
WAS REQUESTED ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 BY THE RED CROSS HEAD OF NURSES TO BECOME CHIEF NURSE OF THE U S ARMY 12TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. TRAINED AT FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN, FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA AND FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, GERMANY AND ALGERIA. RECEIVED 5 SERVICE STARS.