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Haynes completed a law degree at Wake Forest before enlisting as an air cadet in 1917. Shipped to France, he spent most of his tour as a test pilot and flight instructor, then served as an aide to President Woodrow Wilson at the Versailles peace conference. He won the Mackay Trophy in 1939 for a flight to Chile in the XB-15, the same year in which he set new speed and altitude records.
Haynes was sent to India in March 1942 with a force of 13 heavy bombers meant to operate from China, but the debacle in Burma and Chiang's fear of Japanese
retaliation for any attacks on Japan from Chinese bases prevented him
from carrying out his mission. However, he remained in India and held
number of commands under the aegis of 14 Air Force, including organizing the Himalaya airlift and commanding Chennault's bomber force. In September 1943 he returned to the United States for the remainder of the war.
| 1895-3-15 |
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Born at Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| 1917 |
Graduates from Wake Forest with a bachelor of laws degree |
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| 1917 |
Flight school |
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| 1917-8 |
School of Military Aeronautics, Georgia Polytechnic Institute |
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| 1918-5 |
Temporary second lieutenant |
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| 1919-6 |
Mitchell Field |
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| 1919-8 |
Supply officer, Aviation Repair Depot |
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| 1920-7 |
Second lieutenant |
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| 1920-9 |
Test officer, Air Intermediate Depot |
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| 1922-5 |
Office of the Chief of Air Service |
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| 1924-8 |
Crissy Field |
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| 1927-3 |
Commander, 41 Division, National Guard |
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| 1931-8 |
Air Corps Tactical School |
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| 1932-6 |
8 Pursuit Group |
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| 1933-9-1 |
Colonel |
Commander, 37 Pursuit Squadron |
| 1934-2-11 |
Air Corps Mail Operations |
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| 1934-7-13 |
Commander, 37 Pursuit Squadron |
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| 1935-1 |
Rockwell Field |
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| 1935-3-6 |
Commander, 37 Attack Squadron |
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| 1935-9-3 |
Command and General Staff School |
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| 1936-6-20 |
Commander, 49 Bombardment Squadron |
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| 1940-2-10 |
Commander, 41 Reconnaissance Squadron |
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| 1940-10-24 |
Acting aide-de-camp, Brigadier General Follett Bradley |
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| 1941-1-7 |
Training advisor, 13 Composite Wing |
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| 1941-1-7 |
Commander, 25 Bombardment Group |
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| 1941-12 |
Commander, Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico |
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| j1942-2 |
Haverson Project, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1942-4 |
Commander, Assam-Burma-China Ferry Command |
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| 1942-7-4 |
Commander, Bomber Command, China Air Task Force |
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| 1942-10-3 |
Brigadier general | Commander, India Air Task Force |
| 1943-6-12 |
Commander, Assam American Air Base Command |
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| 1943-9-16 |
Commander, 1 Bomber Command |
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| 1944-7 |
Commander, 3 Bomber Command |
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| 1945-12 |
Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command |
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| 1946-1-20 |
Commander, Newfoundland Base Command, Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command |
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| 1949-8-12 |
Inspector-General, Military Air Transport Service |
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| 1949-9-7 |
Depucy Commander for Services, Military Air Transport Service |
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| 1951-1 |
Commander, 3750 Technical Training Wing/Commander, Sheppard Air Force Base |
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| 1953-1-1 |
Retires |
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| 1966-4-5 |
Dies |
References
Arlington National Cemetary Website (accessed 2014-3-5)
Generals.dk (accessed 2014-3-5)
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