Conflict: World War II
Branch: Army Air Forces
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 7/16/1910
Date of Death: 8/2/1943
Louis W. Hayes was born on July 16, 1910, in Arlington, Texas. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps. On August 2, 1943, Hayes tragically died from neck injuries sustained while diving into a swimming pool at Charleston Army Air Base in South Carolina. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas.
