World War II Honoree

Alan Hayden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Passaic, New Jersey

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN JANUARY OF 1945 AND ON FEBRUARY 22ND OF 1945, HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL AMERICAN SOLDIERS TAKEN PRISONER AT ALSACE-LORRAINE, FRANCE. HE WAS MARCHED ALONG WITH CAPTURED SOLDIERS FROM ENGLAND, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND INDIA, TO SEVERAL STALAGS. HE SPENT 64 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY UNTIL THE END OF APRIL, WHEN GERMAN FORCES ABANDONED THE PRISONERS OF WAR OUTSIDE OF MUNICH. THEY WERE FOUND BY U.S. FORCES ON APRIL 27TH. HE WAS DISCHARGED HONORABLY IN DECEMBER 1945.