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CAPTAIN JAMES C. HAYES COMMANDING OFFICER Captain James C. Hayes was born in Pickens, South Carolina and upon graduation from High School in Easley. South Carolina he immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an apprentice seaman. He has risen through the ranks to his present grade of Captain. During his early career he served in the Boatswain ' s Mate, Electronic Technician, and Guided Missile ratings. He was a member of the first Guided Missile Unit formed by the U. S. Navy. As an enlisted and as an officer, he has served in almost every type of ship in the Navy and prior to assuming command of USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) he had served eight years in command of four warships of the Navy and has held two shore commands. He holds a degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He joined the Navy to see the world and has spent the years doing just that. He has sailed all seven seas and has visited every continent. His voyages have taken him 200 miles north of Thule, Greenland; around the world; around the Horn; around the Cape; and to the Antarctic with Admiral Byrd. He served as Senior Advisor to the South Vietnamese Navy and was the last American to depart the Cam Ranh penninsula after the cease-fire agreement. Prior to reporting for duty as Commanding Officer, USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) Captain Hayes served as Commanding Officer, USS VAN- COUVER (LPD 2). Among other decorations and medals. Captain Hayes has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star in lieu of a second award, the Bronze Star with Combat V, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Commendation Medal. He is married to the former Modena Rampey of Easley, South Carolina and has one daughter, Cynthia. x:
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a . i — i ..y CJK.„ ,«, -. -k, - ' . .£-r.-.r:? ' r.t:ri ;:.. . - At the center of the ship ' s emblem is a U.S. Marine in World War I battle dress. He symbolizes the gallant Marines who stopped the last major German offensive during the Battle of Bjlleau Wood, for which our ship is named. On June 6, 1918. Marines from the Fourth Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces, attacked three square miles of rocks and woods being held by the 461st Imperial German Infantry. For twenty days, there was fierce ?. ■ — ■ rt T»v . t ' - rf-r: -. ir- fi J fighting in the area the French called Bois de Belleau. The Marines suffered 55 percent casualties with 1,062 killed and 3.615 wounded, but they made the announcement proudly, The Woods are now United States Marine Corp entirely. In stopping the German offensive, the Marine Corp earned the respect and admiration of our allies and our country. The wood was officially renamed Bois de la Brigade Marine.
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