Giles H. Haynes, Electrician's Mate 2/c, born July 2, 1914,
McKinney, TX. Education: Certificate of Management, TCU. He joined the
USN Sept. 16, 1936, and was stationed at San Diego Training Station and
in USS West Virginia. Memorable Experiences: He was active in sports and participated in
several of the Iron Man competitions; also was the starting left tackle
on the 1938 football team. Discharged Sept. 12, 1940, as EM2/c. He was married to Neitha Nixon on
July 16, 1939, by the ship's chaplain at Bremerton, WA. They have two
children and five grandchildren. Employed 35 years with General
Dynamics as an industrial engineer. Hobbies are golfing and fishing.
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