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Clipping of article titled 'Give Ear to Vets," Mrs. FDR Suggests

Life After the War (Hays-4)

Posted on: January 7, 2019 Last updated on: May 10, 2024 Written by: sjbost

Advertisement for lecture by Conard Hays Announcement of talk by Hays Prior to the end of the war, Hays sent his wife a newspaper article explaining that women should be patient and understanding as their soldiers adjusted to life back…

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Conard Hays in uniform with wife Florence

To His Beloved Florence (Hays-3)

Posted on: January 7, 2019 Last updated on: October 22, 2019 Written by: sjbost

              In September 1943, Hays married Florence Macon Locke. In December 1943, three months after they were married, Conard was sent overseas to serve as a chaplain in the United States Army during World…

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Letter from Conard Hays describing service he performed

Bringing Comfort to the Front Lines (Hays-2)

Posted on: January 7, 2019 Last updated on: October 22, 2019 Written by: sjbost

Shortly after his graduation from Harvard, Hays was assigned to the 88th Infantry Division, 349th Infantry Regiment, to serve as an Army chaplain during World War II. He traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in December 1943. He brought spiritual guidance…

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Portrait of Conard Hays

Conard Hays, Jr.: Early Life and Career (Hays-1)

Posted on: December 30, 2018 Last updated on: December 13, 2022 Written by: sjbost

Conard Hays, Jr. was a chaplain in the United States Army during World War II. He settled in Arkansas with this family and taught Bible and Religion at Harding University in Searcy, AR for 34 years.

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