★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Michael Hayes '72, USN was lost on April 26, 1978 when the P-3 Orion patrol pane he was aboard crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. A native of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Michael graduated from Central high school in 1968. He was a member of several clubs and societies as well as Vice President of the Concert Band.
At the Naval Academy he was involved with the Brigade Hop Committee, Squash, SCUBA club, and Concert Band. Following graduation, he was stationed aboard a destroyer for two years and had a tour with Fighter Squadron (VF) 213 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. In 1976 he was designated as a Naval Aviator and later assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 30, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. He was a member of Patrol Squadron (VP) 23, Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine when he and his crew were killed.
Michael was survived by his wife, Karen, also of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and his parents.
To Honor! ⚓
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