Woodrow Wilson Hays

10th Infantry Division, United States Army

As researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of Garrett and Evalee (Clemons) Hays.

Born on November 7, 1916 in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

1920 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 1, line 3
Enumeration District 9, Supervisor’s District 40, February 25, 1920
House Number 78, Dwelling Number 197, Family Number 197
Garret Hays		47
Evalee Hays		37
	Walker Hays	17
	Raymon Hays	14
	George Hays	11
	Leonard Hays	9
	America Hays 	6
	Woodrow Hays	4 1/2
	Milton B. Hays	5 months

1930 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 1, Watkins Precinct #31, line 97
Enumeration District 12-2, Supervisor’s District 4, April 14-15, 1930
Dwelling Number 343, Family Number 359
Garrett Hays		54
Evalee Hays		43
	Woodrow Hays	13
	Milton Hays	10
	G. T. Hays	8
	Kinard Keith	23	Son-in-law
	America Keith	16

Served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1938-1939.

Military Service
Headquarters Detachment, 37th Training Battalion, United States Army
Previously assigned to Company L, 10th Infantry Division
Enlisted: 1939, July 14
Highest Rank: Private

*The Jackson Times*, July 10, 1941, page 1.

Died on July 8, 1941, at the Camp Croft Hospital near Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He was injured on July 2, 1941, in a vehicle accident on Highway 29 near Converse, South Carolina.

*The Jackson Times*, July 17, 1941, page 1.

Buried on July 11, 1941, in the Snowden Cemetery at Quicksand, Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Woodrow Hays’ mother applied for and received a military tombstone to mark her son’s grave.

Military Tombstone
Application: 1941, September 4
Verified: 1941, September 8
Ordered: 1941, October 23
Shipped: 1941, November 9

The military tombstone for Woodrow W. Hays at the Snodwen Cemetery includes the spelling variation for this last name- Hayes. Source

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