PVT James Alfred Hayes Jr.

courtesy of Bessie Savery

PVT James Alfred Hayes Jr. was born in 1922 in the Bronx, New York to James Alfred and Rosalie L. Hayes.  His father was a lawyer with a reported 1939 income of $2900. James Jr. worked as a typesetter.

James was still living in Westchester County when he was drafted in June 1943.  After his training he was sent to England and assigned to H Company 116th Infantry for the amphibious assault which took place at the French beach code-named "Omaha".  PVT Hayes was killed in action on 6 Jun 1944.

PVT Hayes is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery.