Capt. John James HAYES
born Detroit, USA
died 28. Dec. 1954, age 36
Upper-Austria
Austria
by a plane crash with
Pfc. William L. Pruett
born 1920, Texas, USA
buried:
St. Marys Cemetery
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Capt. Hayes was the son of:
Patrick J. Hayes
born 1882 Ire
and
Ellen/Nellie Marie Meehan Hayes
born 1883 Ire
He was the brother of:
Mary M. Hayes, born 1913 MA, USA
Anna C. Hayes, born 1914 MA, USA
Margaret V. Hayes, born 1919 MA, USA
(1920/30 living in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
He was the husband of:
Dr.vet. Elfriede C. Hayes
maiden name: Eggers
Veterinary (Univ. Leipzig, grad. 1944)
married 26. June 1954 Linz/Hörsching, Austria
He was the father of adopted son:
Manfred Hayes
(born as Lubinger, Kirchdorf/Krems, Austria)
Capt. Hayes was stationed at Camp McCauly, Hörsching, Upper-Austria
USFA Hqs
as Pilot
7./18. Apr. 1956 Mrs. Elfriede Hayes and son Manfred Hayes arrived at New York, from Hamburg, Germany
From USFA SENTINEL
7 January, 1955
USFA Officer, EM Die in Plane Crash
A USFA Army Aviation Section officer and an enlisted man were killed December 28 when there L-17 airplane crashed near St. Marien, about 10 miles southeast of Linz, Upper-Austria.
The victims were identified as Capt. John J. Hayes, USFA Hqs, and Pfc. William L. Pruett, 7689 Hq/Hq Co Aviation Platoon, both stationed at Camp McCauley.
Hayes and Pruett were on an instrument training flight when the accident accurred. An Army board is investigating to determine the cause of the crash. The aircraft burned following the accident.
The crash, which occurred at about 10:40 am, after Hayes had established radio contact with the McCauley airfield, was reported to the Camp McCauley CO by Austrian Gendarmes. The captain was well known in the Linz area for the number of mercy flights he made with Austrian children suffering from whooping cough. He made more than 100 such flights at the request of local physicians.
For service in the Pacific Theater during WW II, Hayes was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star Medal and the
Air Medal.
Memorial services for the two deceased flyers were held December 30 in the Camp McCauley Chapel. The two bodies were flown to the United States for burial.
From USFA SENTINEL
15 July, 1955
Capt. Hayes Monument Unveiled on July 4th
The unveiling of the Captain Hayes monument at Camp McCauley during Independence Day ceremonies paid tribute to an American who had won the respect and admiration of the Austrian people.
The nine-foot granite obelisk with an inscription in both English and German was unshrouded near the airport where Hayes had been active before his ill-fated flight last December. Hayes earned the name of "whooping cough captain" after he had made more than 100 high-altitude flights with Austrian children suffering from wooping cough. He had made his flights at the request of local government officials when Austrian doctors treating the patients had prescribed high-altitude flights as a means to alleviate the patients suffering.
Land Governor Gleissner, Mayor Koref of Linz and other Austrian officials and friends of the captain participated in the solemn ceremony. The land governor stated that Captain Hayes was a "soldier of brotherly love who will always be remembered by the future Austrian soldiers who come to Camp Hoersching.
Two wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial, one by the Austrian gendarmerie and the other by Col. J. B. Wells, CO of the Linz Sub-Area.
In conjunction with the ceremony, USFAs ROA announced that a sizeable amount of money had been allotted to the Austro-American Society to maintain the monument. A simple ceremony will be held annually on December 28 (the day Hayes was killed) each year.
Hello, my mother was a first cousin of Capt. John J. Hayes. Here is some additional
information for his Memorial Page.
Capt. John J. Hayes:
Born: July 4, 1920 in Dedham, MA, USA
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA, USA
Gravestone: Photo is available
Contributor: Frank O'Brien (50633992)
born Detroit, USA
died 28. Dec. 1954, age 36
Upper-Austria
Austria
by a plane crash with
Pfc. William L. Pruett
born 1920, Texas, USA
buried:
St. Marys Cemetery
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Capt. Hayes was the son of:
Patrick J. Hayes
born 1882 Ire
and
Ellen/Nellie Marie Meehan Hayes
born 1883 Ire
He was the brother of:
Mary M. Hayes, born 1913 MA, USA
Anna C. Hayes, born 1914 MA, USA
Margaret V. Hayes, born 1919 MA, USA
(1920/30 living in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
He was the husband of:
Dr.vet. Elfriede C. Hayes
maiden name: Eggers
Veterinary (Univ. Leipzig, grad. 1944)
married 26. June 1954 Linz/Hörsching, Austria
He was the father of adopted son:
Manfred Hayes
(born as Lubinger, Kirchdorf/Krems, Austria)
Capt. Hayes was stationed at Camp McCauly, Hörsching, Upper-Austria
USFA Hqs
as Pilot
7./18. Apr. 1956 Mrs. Elfriede Hayes and son Manfred Hayes arrived at New York, from Hamburg, Germany
From USFA SENTINEL
7 January, 1955
USFA Officer, EM Die in Plane Crash
A USFA Army Aviation Section officer and an enlisted man were killed December 28 when there L-17 airplane crashed near St. Marien, about 10 miles southeast of Linz, Upper-Austria.
The victims were identified as Capt. John J. Hayes, USFA Hqs, and Pfc. William L. Pruett, 7689 Hq/Hq Co Aviation Platoon, both stationed at Camp McCauley.
Hayes and Pruett were on an instrument training flight when the accident accurred. An Army board is investigating to determine the cause of the crash. The aircraft burned following the accident.
The crash, which occurred at about 10:40 am, after Hayes had established radio contact with the McCauley airfield, was reported to the Camp McCauley CO by Austrian Gendarmes. The captain was well known in the Linz area for the number of mercy flights he made with Austrian children suffering from whooping cough. He made more than 100 such flights at the request of local physicians.
For service in the Pacific Theater during WW II, Hayes was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star Medal and the
Air Medal.
Memorial services for the two deceased flyers were held December 30 in the Camp McCauley Chapel. The two bodies were flown to the United States for burial.
From USFA SENTINEL
15 July, 1955
Capt. Hayes Monument Unveiled on July 4th
The unveiling of the Captain Hayes monument at Camp McCauley during Independence Day ceremonies paid tribute to an American who had won the respect and admiration of the Austrian people.
The nine-foot granite obelisk with an inscription in both English and German was unshrouded near the airport where Hayes had been active before his ill-fated flight last December. Hayes earned the name of "whooping cough captain" after he had made more than 100 high-altitude flights with Austrian children suffering from wooping cough. He had made his flights at the request of local government officials when Austrian doctors treating the patients had prescribed high-altitude flights as a means to alleviate the patients suffering.
Land Governor Gleissner, Mayor Koref of Linz and other Austrian officials and friends of the captain participated in the solemn ceremony. The land governor stated that Captain Hayes was a "soldier of brotherly love who will always be remembered by the future Austrian soldiers who come to Camp Hoersching.
Two wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial, one by the Austrian gendarmerie and the other by Col. J. B. Wells, CO of the Linz Sub-Area.
In conjunction with the ceremony, USFAs ROA announced that a sizeable amount of money had been allotted to the Austro-American Society to maintain the monument. A simple ceremony will be held annually on December 28 (the day Hayes was killed) each year.
Hello, my mother was a first cousin of Capt. John J. Hayes. Here is some additional
information for his Memorial Page.
Capt. John J. Hayes:
Born: July 4, 1920 in Dedham, MA, USA
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA, USA
Gravestone: Photo is available
Contributor: Frank O'Brien (50633992)
Capt. John James HAYES
born Detroit, USA
died 28. Dec. 1954, age 36
Upper-Austria
Austria
by a plane crash with
Pfc. William L. Pruett
born 1920, Texas, USA
buried:
St. Marys Cemetery
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Capt. Hayes was the son of:
Patrick J. Hayes
born 1882 Ire
and
Ellen/Nellie Marie Meehan Hayes
born 1883 Ire
He was the brother of:
Mary M. Hayes, born 1913 MA, USA
Anna C. Hayes, born 1914 MA, USA
Margaret V. Hayes, born 1919 MA, USA
(1920/30 living in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
He was the husband of:
Dr.vet. Elfriede C. Hayes
maiden name: Eggers
Veterinary (Univ. Leipzig, grad. 1944)
married 26. June 1954 Linz/Hörsching, Austria
He was the father of adopted son:
Manfred Hayes
(born as Lubinger, Kirchdorf/Krems, Austria)
Capt. Hayes was stationed at Camp McCauly, Hörsching, Upper-Austria
USFA Hqs
as Pilot
7./18. Apr. 1956 Mrs. Elfriede Hayes and son Manfred Hayes arrived at New York, from Hamburg, Germany
From USFA SENTINEL
7 January, 1955
USFA Officer, EM Die in Plane Crash
A USFA Army Aviation Section officer and an enlisted man were killed December 28 when there L-17 airplane crashed near St. Marien, about 10 miles southeast of Linz, Upper-Austria.
The victims were identified as Capt. John J. Hayes, USFA Hqs, and Pfc. William L. Pruett, 7689 Hq/Hq Co Aviation Platoon, both stationed at Camp McCauley.
Hayes and Pruett were on an instrument training flight when the accident accurred. An Army board is investigating to determine the cause of the crash. The aircraft burned following the accident.
The crash, which occurred at about 10:40 am, after Hayes had established radio contact with the McCauley airfield, was reported to the Camp McCauley CO by Austrian Gendarmes. The captain was well known in the Linz area for the number of mercy flights he made with Austrian children suffering from whooping cough. He made more than 100 such flights at the request of local physicians.
For service in the Pacific Theater during WW II, Hayes was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star Medal and the
Air Medal.
Memorial services for the two deceased flyers were held December 30 in the Camp McCauley Chapel. The two bodies were flown to the United States for burial.
From USFA SENTINEL
15 July, 1955
Capt. Hayes Monument Unveiled on July 4th
The unveiling of the Captain Hayes monument at Camp McCauley during Independence Day ceremonies paid tribute to an American who had won the respect and admiration of the Austrian people.
The nine-foot granite obelisk with an inscription in both English and German was unshrouded near the airport where Hayes had been active before his ill-fated flight last December. Hayes earned the name of "whooping cough captain" after he had made more than 100 high-altitude flights with Austrian children suffering from wooping cough. He had made his flights at the request of local government officials when Austrian doctors treating the patients had prescribed high-altitude flights as a means to alleviate the patients suffering.
Land Governor Gleissner, Mayor Koref of Linz and other Austrian officials and friends of the captain participated in the solemn ceremony. The land governor stated that Captain Hayes was a "soldier of brotherly love who will always be remembered by the future Austrian soldiers who come to Camp Hoersching.
Two wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial, one by the Austrian gendarmerie and the other by Col. J. B. Wells, CO of the Linz Sub-Area.
In conjunction with the ceremony, USFAs ROA announced that a sizeable amount of money had been allotted to the Austro-American Society to maintain the monument. A simple ceremony will be held annually on December 28 (the day Hayes was killed) each year.
Hello, my mother was a first cousin of Capt. John J. Hayes. Here is some additional
information for his Memorial Page.
Capt. John J. Hayes:
Born: July 4, 1920 in Dedham, MA, USA
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA, USA
Gravestone: Photo is available
Contributor: Frank O'Brien (50633992)
born Detroit, USA
died 28. Dec. 1954, age 36
Upper-Austria
Austria
by a plane crash with
Pfc. William L. Pruett
born 1920, Texas, USA
buried:
St. Marys Cemetery
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Capt. Hayes was the son of:
Patrick J. Hayes
born 1882 Ire
and
Ellen/Nellie Marie Meehan Hayes
born 1883 Ire
He was the brother of:
Mary M. Hayes, born 1913 MA, USA
Anna C. Hayes, born 1914 MA, USA
Margaret V. Hayes, born 1919 MA, USA
(1920/30 living in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
He was the husband of:
Dr.vet. Elfriede C. Hayes
maiden name: Eggers
Veterinary (Univ. Leipzig, grad. 1944)
married 26. June 1954 Linz/Hörsching, Austria
He was the father of adopted son:
Manfred Hayes
(born as Lubinger, Kirchdorf/Krems, Austria)
Capt. Hayes was stationed at Camp McCauly, Hörsching, Upper-Austria
USFA Hqs
as Pilot
7./18. Apr. 1956 Mrs. Elfriede Hayes and son Manfred Hayes arrived at New York, from Hamburg, Germany
From USFA SENTINEL
7 January, 1955
USFA Officer, EM Die in Plane Crash
A USFA Army Aviation Section officer and an enlisted man were killed December 28 when there L-17 airplane crashed near St. Marien, about 10 miles southeast of Linz, Upper-Austria.
The victims were identified as Capt. John J. Hayes, USFA Hqs, and Pfc. William L. Pruett, 7689 Hq/Hq Co Aviation Platoon, both stationed at Camp McCauley.
Hayes and Pruett were on an instrument training flight when the accident accurred. An Army board is investigating to determine the cause of the crash. The aircraft burned following the accident.
The crash, which occurred at about 10:40 am, after Hayes had established radio contact with the McCauley airfield, was reported to the Camp McCauley CO by Austrian Gendarmes. The captain was well known in the Linz area for the number of mercy flights he made with Austrian children suffering from whooping cough. He made more than 100 such flights at the request of local physicians.
For service in the Pacific Theater during WW II, Hayes was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star Medal and the
Air Medal.
Memorial services for the two deceased flyers were held December 30 in the Camp McCauley Chapel. The two bodies were flown to the United States for burial.
From USFA SENTINEL
15 July, 1955
Capt. Hayes Monument Unveiled on July 4th
The unveiling of the Captain Hayes monument at Camp McCauley during Independence Day ceremonies paid tribute to an American who had won the respect and admiration of the Austrian people.
The nine-foot granite obelisk with an inscription in both English and German was unshrouded near the airport where Hayes had been active before his ill-fated flight last December. Hayes earned the name of "whooping cough captain" after he had made more than 100 high-altitude flights with Austrian children suffering from wooping cough. He had made his flights at the request of local government officials when Austrian doctors treating the patients had prescribed high-altitude flights as a means to alleviate the patients suffering.
Land Governor Gleissner, Mayor Koref of Linz and other Austrian officials and friends of the captain participated in the solemn ceremony. The land governor stated that Captain Hayes was a "soldier of brotherly love who will always be remembered by the future Austrian soldiers who come to Camp Hoersching.
Two wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial, one by the Austrian gendarmerie and the other by Col. J. B. Wells, CO of the Linz Sub-Area.
In conjunction with the ceremony, USFAs ROA announced that a sizeable amount of money had been allotted to the Austro-American Society to maintain the monument. A simple ceremony will be held annually on December 28 (the day Hayes was killed) each year.
Hello, my mother was a first cousin of Capt. John J. Hayes. Here is some additional
information for his Memorial Page.
Capt. John J. Hayes:
Born: July 4, 1920 in Dedham, MA, USA
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA, USA
Gravestone: Photo is available
Contributor: Frank O'Brien (50633992)
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