Woody Hayes in United States Navy during World War II   Save
Woody Hayes Photographs, World War II
Description: Woody Hayes (on right facing camera) taking command of the USS Rinehart from Captain Engle during World War II, ca. 1943. Hayes enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1941, and obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander during World War II. He commanded PC 1251 in the Palau Islands invasion and the destroyer-escort USS Rinehart in both the Atlantic and Pacific operations. Born Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes in Clifton, Ohio, in 1913, Hayes is best-known for his 28 seasons as head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He died in 1987. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07530
Subjects: Hayes, Woody, 1913-1987; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); World War, 1939-1945 - Ohio; Military uniforms
Places: Woody Hayes Photographs, World War II