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Personal info

Full name
HAYES, Chancy M Jr
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Prospect, Putnam County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35434714
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 26 67

Immediate family

Members
Chancy M. Hayes Sr. (father)
May N. Hayes (mother)
Ina E. Hayes (sister)
Wavie Hayes (sister)
Mildred L. Hayes (sister)
Elva R. Hayes (sister)
Milfred C. Hayes (brother)
Veluna J. Hayes (sister)
Gilmer M. Hayes (brother)
Gilurie M. Hayes (sister)
Kensel H. Hayes (brother)

More information

Pfc Chancy M. Hayes Jr. worked on a farm before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 3 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - usafdo / Major M