A March 4, 1943, Lowell Tribune article (page 2, column 2) said that Lester Hayden had been transferred from Fort Benjamin Harrison to Ft. McClellan, Alabama, for basic training.
The following October 5, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
Home on Furlough
Cpl. Lester Hayden arrived home from Fort McClellan, Ala., yesterday and is visiting his parents, the Kitchell Haydens. He is in the medical corps.