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Shortly after the commencement of World War II, Hayward enlisted in the U.S. Navy V-5 aviation program and was called to active duty as a naval aviation cadet in 1943, anticipating that he would shortly be flying combat in the South
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After retirement from the Navy, his primary efforts were in the field of education, where he helped co-found companies focused on reading and math solutions K-12, masters and doctorates in education, and both domestic and international distance learning for college and higher ed. He also served on
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Hayward died on March 3, 2022, at the age of 97 in
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Operations for the United States Navy
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384:Society of Experimental Test Pilots
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1167:. US Pacific Fleet. Archived from
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414:Awards and decorations
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1080:on September 21, 2010
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920:with 4 service stars
860:Strike/Flight numeral
99:Years of service
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63:Glendale, California
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1201:on October 23, 2018
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1074:"Thomas B. Hayward"
1052:"Thomas B. Hayward"
888:China Service Medal
805:Naval Aviator Badge
237:Annapolis, Maryland
212:Thomas Bibb Hayward
80:Seattle, Washington
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1036:January 24,
169:Vietnam War
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1493:Categories
1469:Franchetti
1459:Richardson
1278:1978–1982
1111:Chichester
1014:References
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827:award star
296:Combat "V"
290:, and two
288:Air Medals
257:Korean War
165:Korean War
56:1924-05-03
1369:Fechteler
1139:"History"
1032:. US Navy
971:, Knight
856:Air Medal
354:USS
346:USS
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102:1942–1982
1454:Greenert
1449:Roughead
1404:Holloway
1389:McDonald
1384:Anderson
1334:Standley
1250:obituary
1233:March 4,
1105:(2011).
843:Combat V
348:Graffias
328:Intrepid
286:, seven
243:Antietam
218:for the
197:Combat V
143:Graffias
117:Commands
87:Service/
1434:Johnson
1414:Watkins
1409:Hayward
1399:Zumwalt
1364:Sherman
1359:Denfeld
1205:June 5,
371:of the
356:America
322:Vietnam
209:Admiral
135:America
111:Admiral
1464:Gilday
1444:Mullen
1429:Boorda
1394:Moorer
1374:Carney
1354:Nimitz
1324:Hughes
1319:Eberle
1314:Coontz
1309:Benson
1121:
1113:, UK:
446:
311:VF-103
307:TOPGUN
175:Awards
151:VF-103
89:branch
82:, U.S.
65:, U.S.
1439:Clark
1424:Kelso
1419:Trost
1379:Burke
1344:Stark
1339:Leahy
1329:Pratt
941:Japan
841:with
406:Death
294:with
270:Essex
261:VF-51
1349:King
1235:2022
1207:2017
1177:2010
1151:2010
1119:ISBN
1086:2010
1060:2010
1038:2010
274:and
107:Rank
70:Died
50:Born
235:at
186:(3)
181:(2)
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