World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Ernest Hayes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Milford, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS BALTIMORE CA-68, SMALL CRAFT TRAINING CENTER (SHIP'S COMPANY) TERMINAL ISLAND, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, NAVAL OPERATING BASE TERMINAL ISLAND, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.