REMEMBERING THE HERO WE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN "JEREMIAH MICHAEL HAYES, JR. 1947


On this day lost, but never forgotten... Jeremiah Michael Hayes, Jr. was born on July 19, 1947, to Jeremiah and Mabel Hayes at Doctor Ivory's Hospital in Point Pleasant Beach, a private facility that no longer exists.


 His home of record is Bay Head, NJ. He went to elementary school in Bay Head, followed by Point Pleasant Beach High School. He was called "Jerry" by his friends and family. Growing up, Jerry loved surfing.

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 In his ocean beachfront town, Jerry and Max did a lot of surfing together. Max was Jerry's cocker spaniel and he also loved to surf. Jerry loved his Corvette. He had completed a year at Ocean County College when he was drafted.


Hayes began his service with the US Army in May 1968. He completed his basic training at Fort Dix, NJ. On September 20, 1968, he left for Vietnam.


He was killed on August 12, 1969, during an enemy ground attack supported by heavy rocket and mortar fire at LZ Becky, Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam. 


He was 22 years old and had attained the rank of Specialist 5 (SP5), serving with the Hard Chargers, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).


In his Point Pleasant Beach High School yearbook, Jerry is described as a "man of few words" and "one of the big Bay Head surfing friends...with his mind set on owning a gray 4-speed Corvair and riding the big surf in Hawaii."


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