Individual Details
James Franklin Hayes
(Oct 1919 - 1942)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Gray Hawk, Jackson Co., Kentucky, James, Gertrude and Curtis Hays are living with their grandparents, J. F. and Olivia Hays. Their mother is not listed.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: James F Hayes
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Washington
County or City: Yakima
Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Seattle
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 141
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945
Name: James F Hayes
Branch of Service: Infantry
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 19017474
Sub Unit: M Company
Assigned Unit: 31st Infantry Regiment (United States)
Parent Unit: Philippine Division
Source: Bataan Roster of the 31st Inf Regt (US) from Karl Lowe
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: James F Hayes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: No Record
Cemetery Name: Any private cemetery in Kentucky
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 19017474
World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
Name: James F Hayes
Report Date: 7 May 1942
Latest Report Date: 15 May 1942
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
Service Branch: Army
Arm or Service: Infantry
Arm or Service Code: Infantry
Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
Detaining Country: Japan
Camp: 504
Status: Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: James F Hayes
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Washington
County or City: Yakima
Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Seattle
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 141
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945
Name: James F Hayes
Branch of Service: Infantry
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 19017474
Sub Unit: M Company
Assigned Unit: 31st Infantry Regiment (United States)
Parent Unit: Philippine Division
Source: Bataan Roster of the 31st Inf Regt (US) from Karl Lowe
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: James F Hayes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: No Record
Cemetery Name: Any private cemetery in Kentucky
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 19017474
World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
Name: James F Hayes
Report Date: 7 May 1942
Latest Report Date: 15 May 1942
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
Service Branch: Army
Arm or Service: Infantry
Arm or Service Code: Infantry
Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
Detaining Country: Japan
Camp: 504
Status: Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
Events
| Birth | Oct 1919 | Ohio |  | ||
| Death | 1942 | Died in Japanese Prisoner of War Camp in WW II | |
Families
| Father | Hobert Hayes (1898 - 1991) |
| Mother | Flora Burtham (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Rankin Hayes (1921 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Curtis Edward Hays (1923 - 1991) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Jackson Co., Kentucky.
2. The History of Patrick Hays and his Decendants by Wayne Hays, Oxford, Ohio, 1992, Page 61.