Ralph E. Haines, Jr.

Infobox Military Person
name=Ralph E. Haines, Jr.
born= birth year and age|1913


caption=General Ralph E. Haines, Jr.
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=1935-1973
rank= General
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commands=Continental Army Command U.S. Army, Pacific III Corps 1st Armored Division
battles=World War II
awards=Legion of Merit Bronze Star
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laterwork=General Ralph Edward Haines, Jr. was a United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1968, Commander, U.S. Army, Pacific from August 1968 to October 1970, and Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), from 1970 to 1973.

Military career

Haines attended Texas Military Institute and graduated in 1927 as his class valedictorian. [http://www.tmi-sa.org/cadets-alumni-haines.html Texas Military Institute bio] ] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1935 with a commission in the Infantry. He later attended the Armed Forces Staff College, the Army War College, the National War College and the Army Management School. Prior to World War II he served in the Philippine Scouts and during the war he served in Italy.

Major commands for Haines included Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, from 1962-1963. From 1965-1967 he commanded the III Corps there. After his Hawaiian command, he served as Commanding General, Continental Army Command, at Fort Monroe, Virginia until his retirement on 31 January 1973.

Other important assignments for Haines were Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development in Washington from 1963-1965. Immediately before his Hawaiian command he was successively Acting Vice Chief of Staff and then Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army. General Haines' awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star .

Post military career

The Ralph E. Haines, Jr. Award, presented to the United States Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year, is named in his honor. [ [https://www.ausa.org/webpub/DeptNCOStuff.nsf/byid/KCAT-6D7QNN Ralph E. Haines, Jr. Award] ] Haines sits on the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Cavalry Association. [ [http://www.uscavalry.org/officers.html U.S. Cavalry Association Officers] ] He retired to San Antonio, Texas with his wife, the former Sally Swift, who died in 2003. [ [http://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/2004/11/26/obituaries/obit84.txt Obituary of Ralph Haines' son, Palmer Swift Haines] ] Haines had two sons, both West Point alumni. One son, Palmer Swift Haines, died in an aircraft crash in 2004 when the Cessna 421 he was piloting suffered dual engine failure near Austin, Texas. [ [http://www.geocities.com/donrix/Catkiller/catcom10-2004.htm Catkiller Newsletter August 2004] ]

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