Oscar A. Hay

  • ASN:
    18012527
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Aug 9, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Aug 30, 1944
FULL NAME:

Oscar A. Hay

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18012527

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Aug 9, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: Aug 30, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Sept 14, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Antitank Company
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Technical Sergeant (T/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Platoon Guide
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Aug 30, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Guipavas, Brittany, France
  • NOTES:
    Unknown
HONORED BY:

Laura Vanchiere

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Oscar A Hay
Army Serial Number
18012527
Enlistment Place
Ft Sam Houston Texas
Enlistment Date
14 Sep 1940
Army Branch
Infantry
Branch
Army
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Level Of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1917
Source Box Number
0266
Source Film Reel Number
2.123
Conflict
World War II
Served For
United States of America

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