Hayes, Julian Mixon

Julian Mixon Hayes, an officer in the United States Army during World War II, was born in Aurora, N.C. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hayes. The Hayes family included Julian Mixon Hayes's sisters, Opal Hayes, Margaret Hayes, Ruth Hayes, Ruby Hayes, and Billie Jean Hayes, and brothers, Heber Hayes and A. B. Hayes, Jr., both of whom served in the United States Navy during the war. Julian Hayes attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., and worked for the American Tobacco company in Durham, N.C., before joining the army in 1941. Having completed training at Fort Eustis, Va., and Camp Davis, N.C., he departed for England as a second lieutenant in August 1942. Over the course of his service Hayes was stationed in North Africa, Italy, France, Luxembourg, and Germany, eventually rising to the rank of captain. Most of his time overseas was spent in two units, first the 34th Coast Artillery Brigade (Antiaircraft) and later the 437th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, in positions such as mess officer, battery commander, and assistant inspector general. After Germany's surrender in 1945, Hayes returned to the United States. He finished his military service in New York, N.Y., and then returned to Durham, N.C., by January 1946.

From the guide to the Julian Mixon Hayes Papers, 1939-1946, (Southern Historical Collection)

Julian Mixon Hayes, a native of Aurora, N.C., graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., and worked for the American Tobacco Company in Durham, N.C., before serving as an officer in the United States Army during World War II.

From the description of Julian Mixon Hayes papers, 1939-1946. WorldCat record id: 57245911