John Edward Haynes

1926 - 1945  (18 years)

• Name	John Edward Haynes
  Born	4 Apr 1926	Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KWJ8-MW4
  Died	22 Feb 1945	Iwo Jima, Japan   [1]
  Person ID	I109	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Homer Hammer Haynes,   b. 7 Nov 1889, Utica, Seward, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 1 Dec 1966, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mable Estella McMillen,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States ,   d. 1 Feb 1936, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  (Age 37 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1917	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States   [2]
  	Lived in Sunnyside, Carbon, Utah
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Apr 1926 - Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States Died - 22 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima, Japan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Newspaper Article, Vernal Express, 4 May 1944 With the Men in THE ARMED FORCES IN MARINE CORPS John Edward Haynes, son of Homer H. Haynes of Gusher, Utah, has enlisted in the Marine Corps. at Salt Lake City, Utah according to word received here today. Young Haynes is in the seventeen year old classification. He will remain at home pending call to active duty. He will receive his basic training at San Diego, California after which he will be sent to an advanced Marine Base for specialized training. Pvt. Haynes attended the Alterra High School. He has been employed as a U.S. Mail drive between Vernal and Salt Lake City. According to Captain Henry N. Hale, Officer In Charge of the Salt Lake District, a limited number of qualified seventeen-year old young men will be accepted for service with the U.S. Marine Corps. Newspaper Article, Vernal Express, 25 Jan 1945 Eddie Haynes is in South Pacific With Marine Corps Pvt. John Edward Haynes, 18 is now serving in the South Pacific area with the marine corps. Pvt. Haynes, a former mail drive from Vernal to Salt Lake City enlisted in the marine corps in March 1944 and took his basic training at San Diego, Calif. He was later transferred to Oceanside, Calif, where he remained until his embarkation in September. The young marine is a son of Homer H. Haynes and made his home with his sister, Mrs. Harvey Knight prior to his enlistment. He has a sister in service, Lt. Genevieve Haynes Stanfill ANC stationed at Pueblo, Colo. (Medical):Vernal Express, 24 May 1945 Eddie Haynes Reported Killed In Action in Pacific Pvt. John Edward Haynes, 19, USMCR previously listed missing in action was reported killed on February 22 at Iwo Jima volcano islands in the performance of his duty, according to official word received Saturday by his father, Homer H. Haynes. Pvt. Haynes enlisted in the marine corps in April 1943 and took his boot training at San Diego, California. He spent a short furlough here in June and went overseas in September 1944. Before entering service he drove the mail truck between Vernal and Salt Lake. Surviving are his father and three sisters LaRue H. Knight of Vernal, Emma Lou H. Wardle, Provo and First Lt. Genevive H. Stanfill ANC, Pueblo Colo.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary, Vernal Express 24 May 1945 (Reliability: 3). [S12] Marriages - Utah, 1887-1966 - FamilySearch (Reliability: 3). Entry for Homer H. Haynes & Mabel Mc Millen. Source Film Number: 429097, Reference Number: cn28599, Marriage Certificates for Salt Lake County, Utah. Homer H. Haynes, age 28, of Sunnyside, Carbon, Utah. Mabel McMillen, age 20, of Sunnyside, Carbon, Utah. Witnesses: Jessie Charon, Beryl Parker