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Personal info

Full name
HAYNES, Harry Jr
Date of birth
26 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Hometown
Bay County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36594970
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 8 8

Immediate family

Members
Harry Haynes (father)
Edith Haynes (mother)
Harold Haynes (brother)
Helen Haynes (sister)
Marie Haynes (sister)
Richard Haynes (brother)

More information

Pvt Harry Haynes Jr. attended Bay City High School and was employed by Bay City Times newspaper.

Thi picture was taken in high school in 1942.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Bay City High School Yearbook 1942