Hayes the Ranger faced many wars and injuries abroad
Charles E. Hayes of Cedar Rapids served 29 months with the First and Third Ranger battalions in Africa Sicily and Italy. He survived a broken leg from a falling axe and multiple hospital stays while his Ranger brother Sgt Donald Hayes aided his recovery. The two brothers both joined in February 1941 and trained at Camp Claiborne then served overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hayes
Cedar Rapids
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Hayes
C. E. Hayes
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Sgt
Donald Hayes
Chuck
Brother Don
Air Corps
Constantine
Oran
Gafsa
Conpany
Rangers
North Africa
Don
$1 Drill Night Pay for Guards in Company L
Cedar Rapids Iowa guard unit Company L becomes first state guard unit to award $1 per drill and a $10 summer camp bonus. The plan, approved by Brig. Gen. Grahl and Col. Wallace, takes effect May 1 but payouts begin the first June drill. Funding comes from armory rent subleases to the L-2 club and Collins Radio, totaling $308.91 monthly after insurance charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Guard
Patten Tee
Paul Andersen
Bears
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa
Arthur T. Wallace
Guard
Camp Dodge
National Guard
State Guard
United Benefit Life Insurance Company of
Omaha
Neb
Temple
Insurance Company
Oanese
Company L
Collins Radio Company
Kruidenier recalls Civil War to World War II service in the Aleutians
Kruidenier describes policing crews in the Aleutians and meeting Cedar Rapids natives while serving in WWII. He praises G I Gazette coverage by Cummins and notes his toughest ride was a stormy airplane trip from San Francisco to Cedar Rapids. He returns home to his wife at 340 Seventh Avenue SW and mentions daughter-in-law and granddaughter Diane Audrey. He reports to Camp Parks on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruiedenier
San Francisco
Moline
Kruidenier
Cedar Rapids
England
Seventh Avenue SW
Diane Audrey
Rapids
Dane
Camp Parks
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dora Jane Hamblin
Gazette
Sened
Egt
Ers
Huck
Fles
Naples
Cassino
the Cassino
Camp Claiborne
Northern Ireland
Charles Hayes
Frank Nye
Guards
Temple Rink
L-2 Club
L-2 Cs
R. T. Termohlen
Dent
J. Keith Noll
Pfc
Clarence W. Reinert
John Vosatka
Lowell B. Miller
de Paul Andersen
Capt
Andersen
Rudolph T. Termohlen
Jack S. Farwell
Robert D. Palmer
Philip T. Chandler
Richard L
W. T. Sands Printing
Denier
Aleutians
Scotty” Thompson
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Kruidenier Actu
Tait Cummins
G. I. Gazette
G. L
Bastian
Cummins’ Service Man Digest
St. SE
Ee Ieee Ea
Smulekoff's
Dro
Smulekoff
Thayer
Smalekoff
Kroehler
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