World War II Honoree

Karl S. 'Steve' Haley, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Watertown, New York

Honored By

Marjorie Haley

Relationship

Wife

SERVED AS A MASTER SERGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. ENLISTED APRIL 1941. SERVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC IN NEW GUINEA, LUZON AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AS A MEMBER OF THE 5TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON. DEVELOPED SOME OF THE FIRST AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION (2 AWARDS) AND THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.