Wiley Everest Haynes

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Wiley Everest Haynes, born November 30, 1930, in Little Rock,
Arkansas. He move with his parents in 1933, to Hale, Missouri, when
his father joined Wiley's Grandfather in a trucking business. In
1941, the family moved to Taft, California, where Wiley graduated from
High School, in 1948, and shortly thereafter joined the Marines.
Wiley was sent to Korea, and participated in the "Police Action,"
where he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received during the
conflict. According to a story related to Russell N. Haynes, Wiley's
cousin, by his father William Everest Haynes, only a few days after
the end of hostilities in 1953, Wiley was riding on the front fender
of a military truck. The truck hit and exploded a land mine that was
buried in the road. Wiley was blown into a rice paddy, and was nearly
left behind, except that someone sighted his mangled body, half
submurged in the paddy. Wiley suffered a great deal from his wounds,
and after months of recoperation in hospitals, finally, he was ready
to return to civilian live. He carried the affects of these injuries
the rest of his live. Wiley had the distinctive honor of being the
first of the Haynes lineage to be wounded in battle since the
Revolutionary War. While Wiley was in the Marines, he married Rhoda
Mae Penticoff (Penny) in 1950, at Hawthorn, Nevada. They had two
children, Kenneth Doyle, born May 20, 1951, and Carrol, born July 25,
1952. Wiley and Penny were divorced in 1958. After Wiley returned
from the Koren Way, he was employed by the Pioneer Chevrolet
Dealership in Taft, California, were he was quite successful, and
considered one of their top salemen. In 1972, Wiley was employed by
the G&W Chrvrolet Dealership in Porterville, California as a saleman.
Later, he entered the Real Estate business in Camp Nelson, California.
Wiley married the second time to Virginia June Saunders, in Taft,
California, the date is unknown.

Wiley married Rhoda Mae Penticof in 1950 in Hawthorn, Mineral County, Nevada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married Virginia June Saunders in 1960 in Taft, Kern County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]