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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
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Item Details: |
Record Id:
10782 |
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War: |
WWII |
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Name: |
Woods
Elbert
Hayes |
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Sex: |
M |
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Race: |
W |
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County: |
Marion |
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Community: |
Mannington |
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Branch of Service: |
Army |
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Rank: |
Pvt |
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Service Number: |
35761762 |
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Date of Death: |
1944/10/01 |
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Place of Death: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
KIA |
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Place of Burial: |
Epinal American Cemetery, France |
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Unit: |
15th Inf Reg, 3rd Inf Div |
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Date of Birth: |
1911/08/06 |
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Place of Birth: |
Mannington, Marion, WV |
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Father:
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Henry Elbert Hayes |
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Mother: |
Nancy Jane Gump Hayes |
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Spouse: |
Opal Marie Staggers Hayes |
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Date of Marriage: |
1932/05/12 |
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Place of Marriage: |
Fairmont, Marion, WV |
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Children:
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Marjorie F, Doris E |
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Date Added to Memorial: |
2009 |
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Source: |
Marjorie Esther Maria Hayes-Gaulin, Mannington WV ( 2003) includes: National Service Life Insurance form & settlement notice, WV Veterans Affairs Bonus Application, WV Delayed Birth Certificate, poem written by Woods to Wife; Marriage certificate, death notification from War Department, obit, Western Union telegram, burial notice from the War Department, Purple Heart certificate; Fairmont Times 1944/10/28 MIA and 1944/11/05 |
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Notes: |
Purple Heart; He attended Mannington HS; He is buried at: Plot A Row 41 Grave 6, Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France. One article lists daughters as Esther and Elaine. |
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