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Richard Avery Hayes

Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 816822
Born

August 14, 1923
in Quincy, MI

Parents

Carleton Wesley Hayes
Wavel Bertha (Avery) Hayes

School

Quincy High School (1940)

Pre-War Employment

National Twist Drill & Tool Company

Entered Service

February 2, 1943
at Detroit, MI

Joined First Battalion

May 19, 1943
from Second Battalion, 14th Marines

Left First Battalion

July 25, 1944
Killed in action

Left Service

July 25, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

Address – home of NOK
Any explanation about NOK here

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted to Battery D, Second Battalion, 14th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 7 April 1943.

Transferred to B/1/24th Marines on 19 May 1943.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 20, 1944 – transferred to HQ/1/24

Campaign Narrative

Tinian

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 25, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot wound, chest) reportedly while assisting wounded Marines.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Tinian (July 25, 1944)

Citation

Service Stories

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Richard is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Michigan.
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