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Thomas
Jay
Hayes
III

Born:

, 

Nebraska

Thomas Hayes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Thomas Jay Hayes, III (ASN: 0-20134), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    February 1962 – September 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 52 (December 18, 1967)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Thomas Jay Hayes, III (ASN: 0-20134), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from February 1962 to September 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    September 1959 – February 1962
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 33 (June 12, 1962)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Thomas Jay Hayes, III (ASN: 0-20134), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from September 1959 to February 1962.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    Greenland

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Corps of Engineers) Thomas Jay Hayes, III (ASN: 0-20134), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Military Constabulary, Greenland, from 1941 to 1942.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Thomas Jay Hayes, III (ASN: 0-20134), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States from 1967 to 1969.