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John Hay

First Name: 
John
Middle Name: 
Frederick
Last Name: 
Hay
Birthplace: 
Morristown, TN

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a Japanese prison camp at Canabatuan. As an outstanding hero in the Bataan campaign, he was decorated three times. Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown on April 20, 1949.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Graduate of Davidson College, 1941
Biographical Notes: 
Family Details: 

Dr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Hay - pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, Morristown, TN Mrs. Hollis E. Hayward - Bowling Green, OH, Mrs. T. Moffatt Burris - Columbia, SC

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Lieutenant
Military Unit: 
192nd Tank Battalion
KIA Date: 
7/4/1943
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Canabatuan, Philippines
Military Details: 
Philippines, Canabatuan prison camp
Source: 

newsprint and Davidson College Bulletin and annuals; The Charlotte Observer, 9/8/1945, section 2, p. 5