World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Claire E. Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fountain County, Indiana
Honored By
Harold R. Long
Relationship
Friend
44TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 18TH FIGHTER GROUP. SERVED 04 MAY 1942 TO 26 OCTOBER 1945, ASIATIC-PACIFIC. LUZON, EAST INDIES, NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMON, BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO, CHINA, WESTERN PACIFIC. MEDALS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 7 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION.