James Alfred HAYES Jr.
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Source : Jimmy Lesage
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 32971798 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 21 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 6 December 1922 Westchester County, NEW YORK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Single | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Skilled compositors and typesetters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 4 June 1943 New York City NEW YORK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company H | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 2nd Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 116th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
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STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Omaha Beach - Easy Green sector | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St Laurent N°3582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : Brian N. Sindall |
Born December 6, 1922 in New York and living in Yonkers (Westchester County - New York State), he studied at Roosevelt High School in Belmont, in the Bronx, from where he graduated at the end of his secondary studies. He then landed a job as a typographer for the New York Times. Called up for the service on June 4, 1943, James received his training at Camp Miles Standish in Massachusetts, then was sent to Great Britain where he was assigned to H Company, 116th Infantry Regiment / 29th Division. Long months of training and rehearsals followed for him and his companions in preparation for a future landing on the coasts of Western Europe. On June 6, 1944, James and his company disembark at 7:00 a.m., in the second wave, the first having been wiped out half an hour earlier. The H / 116th sets foot on the shore facing the village of St Laurent sur Mer ... and German fortified points 66 and 68. The greatest confusion, mixed with an indescribable horror reigns then, the men are decimated by an extremely murderer fire, the reports of company H are moreover unequivocal on this subject: "Disembark at 7:00 am. Landed on Easy Green, Dog Red and Dog White beaches – Les Moulins under very heavy artillery, mortar, machine guns and rifle fire […] ”. James is hit on the beach or its immediate outlets by shrapnel in the head and back. His comrades drag him to an aid station summarily installed on Dog Red in the same landing zone, but it is already too late, he succumbs to his injuries. His parents received the sad news by telegram on July 16. He is one of 3,881 young men who were killed, injured or missing on Omaha Beach. |
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Flowering during the 78th Anniversary of the landing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Jimmy Lesage - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |