Member of the 351st Infantry Band, H.D. Co. Served overseas in the U.S. Army from August 16, 1918 to May 31, 1919. Honorably discharged on demobilization June 7, 1919. Graduate of the State University of Iowa Law School, Member of the Mount Ayr Concert Band, engaged to be married to Deva Butler. Partner in the Hayes and Sons Ice Company.