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NOTE OF' THANKS — A letter received by William D. Hayes from General Douglas MacArthur is read by Hayes and Army Recruiter Sgt. 1/c Emuel Bosley in the recruiting headquarters in the Post Office. Hayes once served in the capaci’y Bosley now serves.JGen. MacArthur Pens Note to(1Si1Salem Man, Retired Sergeant!tLetters in themselves are very common. It’s the senders who are sometimes uncommon.One of these common letters was received recently by ex-army 1-c William D. Hayes of 917 S. Union Ave. from an uncom-f II.thoughtful of you to send it and f am most appreciative.Hayes, who currently spends most of his lime in the growing of orchids, began his career in the Army before the end of World W'ar I. He served continuously unmonly great American, general of til his retirement in 1952, except the Army Douglas MacArthur J for a five-year break from 1920 The General dictated the letter to 25.Feb. 9, shortly before he entered jn time, he served overseasLenox hospital in New York City, l0n occasjon once for {W0It was written in reply to note years jn the South Padfic durj sent the general by Hayes on the J WorkJ War n amj once for a two.occasion of General MacArthur’s80th birthday anniversary.year hitch in the Philippines from 1928 through 1930. It was during •Hayes said he sent the birthday J Hayes Philippine tour that Pres-greetings out of deference to the jdent nwi hl Elsenhower servedgreater part of 30 years service hewas an army, _ ... . , .as an aid to General MacArthur.spent under General MacArthur s president thencommand. I always respected | major him as an officer and a sloldier/’j ' ’he added r memorabIe stages inThe wording of the reply is as »™1[. cfcer inclult;le beinSfollows: Thank you so much for, , , , e !rs. a.rmy cadre unitsyour birthday message. It waswhich formed the first four armor.Friends BoardingSchoo! ConferenceHeld At WinonaA conference of six sessions concerning Friends BoardingSchool at Barnesville was heid at the Winona friends Meeting House over the weekend.ed units in United States history, being part of the nucleus of the 10th Army which later fought in Kyushu Islands, of which Okinawa is part, and serving as army recruiter in his home town of Salem 11 in 1949.i'Also memorable, but not pleas-,5 antly so. are scars he carries from shrapnel wounds suffered on Shima the same island where the beloved'Aar correspondent Ernie Pyle waskilled by a sniper bullet in 1945.Beginning with the evening ses- Of his retirement, he claims it’ssion Friday, three sessions were an excellent arrangement. “At 65,held Saturday and tw’o Sunday at the Meeting House for the pur*I have been retired for on full payfor almost eight years and thepose of promoting the future out* j program continues until my death”! reach of the Friends Boarding He is married to the formerSchool at Barnesville.Twenty-five members of the fac-Dorothy Miller. His father was I Albert Hayes, a Salem merchantulty and staff of the School were for many years.
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Salem News
Salem, Ohio, US
Tue, Mar 01, 1960
Page 12
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