Hi! I am looking for any information pertaining to my Grandfathers World War Two service record.
His name was James Arthur Haycox and he was born in Olympia, Washington on 9/14/1923. He enlisted in a small town in California called Port Hueneme. His serial number was 368. That is at least how it ends as I cannot see any numbers prior on his registration card. His rank was T5 and I believe his speciality had something to do with his prior medical training as he was a med student prior to the war and went on to become a doctor.
I believe that he was either in the 42nd or 45th infantry. He would rarely speak about his experiences, but they included liberation of Dachau, Munich, and Battle of the Bulge. He was published in a local newspaper detailing his experiences providing medical aid to the prisoners of Dachau. I had a beautiful relationship with my Grandfather; however, he passed on before I fully became wan adult and he was adamant that he did not want to tell war stories in front of children.
I have been wanting to feel connected to him again and I have been researching his whole life, but this era has been particularly difficult in finding any new information that my family doesn’t already have. Unfortunately, the older generation doesn’t speak to each other, so accessing even this info is beyond difficult. Any info that anyone is able to provide would be greatly, wonderfully appreciated by a Grandson seeking to be close to his Grandfather
