Mervin Ayers Hayden, 78, of Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md.
He was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Georges Township, Pa., and raised in surrounding communities.
Mr. Hayden was a retired machine operator from F. E. Gregory Construction Company, in Maryland.
His hobbies included cars, hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hayden served in the Army during World War II, as a tank gunner and driver in the 2nd Armored Division, Company B, 66th Armored Regiment.
He fought in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland battles and campaigns.
He received a Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with three Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Ayers Hayden and Florence Heeter Hayden, and his wife, Anna Mae Thomas Hayden.
He was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Georges Township, Pa., and raised in surrounding communities.
Mr. Hayden was a retired machine operator from F. E. Gregory Construction Company, in Maryland.
His hobbies included cars, hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hayden served in the Army during World War II, as a tank gunner and driver in the 2nd Armored Division, Company B, 66th Armored Regiment.
He fought in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland battles and campaigns.
He received a Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with three Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Ayers Hayden and Florence Heeter Hayden, and his wife, Anna Mae Thomas Hayden.
Mervin Ayers Hayden, 78, of Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md.
He was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Georges Township, Pa., and raised in surrounding communities.
Mr. Hayden was a retired machine operator from F. E. Gregory Construction Company, in Maryland.
His hobbies included cars, hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hayden served in the Army during World War II, as a tank gunner and driver in the 2nd Armored Division, Company B, 66th Armored Regiment.
He fought in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland battles and campaigns.
He received a Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with three Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Ayers Hayden and Florence Heeter Hayden, and his wife, Anna Mae Thomas Hayden.
He was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Georges Township, Pa., and raised in surrounding communities.
Mr. Hayden was a retired machine operator from F. E. Gregory Construction Company, in Maryland.
His hobbies included cars, hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hayden served in the Army during World War II, as a tank gunner and driver in the 2nd Armored Division, Company B, 66th Armored Regiment.
He fought in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland battles and campaigns.
He received a Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with three Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Ayers Hayden and Florence Heeter Hayden, and his wife, Anna Mae Thomas Hayden.
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