Name |
Hugh Charles HAYNSWORTH [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Prefix |
Rear Admiral |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Born |
10 Feb 1910 |
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Education |
Annapolis- U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, after finishing high school in Sumter, South Carolina, Class of 1925 [5, 6, 7, 8] |
MILI |
U. S. N. Retired He served on the U. S. S. Saratoga, a flagship of the Commander Carrier Division, U. S. Fleet; the U. S. S. Pennsylvania and the U. S. S. Zane, operating in Cuban waters for protection of American citizens. He retired in 1964 as a Rear Admiral, which rank he had held since 1955 World War II He was named commanding officer of the Norfolk (Virginia) Naval Supply Center and supply officer of the Fifth Naval District. He had previously served as assistant chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for Supply Management for the U. S. Navy. A World War II veteran, he was awarded the Legion of Merit while serving in planning and logistics for the Navy Department. [2, 5, 8, 9, 10] |
_UID |
4FCAEB2540C8420EAF95F82BB11D75A4CF06 |
Died |
15 Apr 1982 [2] |
Buried |
Sumter Cemetery, Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [11] |
Person ID |
I3545 |
Singleton and other families |
Last Modified |
22 Dec 2008 |