World War II Honoree

James Ralph Haynes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Memphis, Tennessee

Honored By

Lauren C. Wilson

Relationship

Granddaughter, and His Family

INDUCTED AUGUST 1943. TRAINED AS MORTAR CREWMAN WITH 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION. LANDED AT NORMANDY D-DAY PLUS NINE, WITH 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION-THE CROSS OF LORRAINE. PARTICIPATED IN FOUR MAJOR CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. TWICE WOUNDED. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO RECIPIENT OF COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH ONE STAR, AND GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON. DISCHARGED WITH RANK OF SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 1945.