David E. Hayden


David Ephraim Hayden was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman who served during World War I and earned the Medal of Honor for valiant actions in France.

Hayden was born in Florence, Texas and enlisted in the Navy in October 1917. He received training in San Diego Naval Base, California, and Quantico, Virginia. During the war, he was attached to the 26th Marines as a Hospital Apprentice First Class. The Marine outfit saw action in France at the Battle of SaintMihiel, during which Hayden ran through heavy enemy fire to administer aid to a wounded Marine. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

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