World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne Woodrow 'Woody' Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN JULY OF 1941. REQUESTED ACTIVE DUTY. COMMANDED PC-1251 IN THE PALAU ISLANDS INVASION AND SERVED ON THE DESTROYER-ESCORT USS RINEHART IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OPERATIONS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN 1946.