World War II Honoree

Maning G. 'KY' Haney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fulton, Kentucky

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: CORPORAL. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY AUGUST 8, 1942 AT BUTTE, MONTANA. AFTER PARATROOPER TRAINING, HE SERVED AS A MACHINE GUNNER ASSIGNED TO THE 2ND PLATOON, F-COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. HE JUMPED INTO THE AREA OF RAFFOVILLE, ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, BATTLE OF NORMANDY. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF HOLLAND, CODE NAME: OPERATION, MARKET GARDEN, NETHERLANDS CAMPAIGN WITH HIS 2ND COMBAT JUMP. KILLED IN ACTION MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1944 DURING THE FIERCE BATTLE OF OPHEUSDEN BY GERMANY MORTAR FIRE IN THE VICINITY OF RANDWIJK AND WAS BURIED IN A BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT IN THE BELL CEMETERY, CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART WERE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY. THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS WAS AWARDED TO THE SOLDIER FOR EXTREME GALLANTRY AND RISK OF LIFE IN ACTUAL COMBAT WITH AN ARMED ENEMY FORCE ON OCTOBER 7, 1944. THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF HIS COUNTRY.