World War II Honoree

Roy Oscar Hays

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Annapolis, Maryland

Honored By

Erica Hays-Carr

Relationship

Granddaughter

HE WAS PART OF THE 20TH COMBAT ENGINEERS, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE AT NORMANDY WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT MAJOR SPEARHEADS AND BATTLES INCLUDING THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE LIBERATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA. HE WAS PARTICULARLY PROUD OF HAVING BEEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GUARD THE LOGISTICAL PLANS FOR D-DAY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INVASION AT NORMANDY.