PFC
James L Hays
Aged 21, fallen January 25, 1945
- Unit
- Company L, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 33692523
- Hometown
- Allegheny, Pennsylvania
- Date of death
- January 25, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Private First Class James L Hays, serial number 33692523, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, served with Company L of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 25, 1945, at the age of 21. He is buried at Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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