DOB/DOD: October 9, 1947 (Richmond, VA) –
MARITAL STATUS: Married Susan G. Smith (1947-) on October 1, 1972, in Rye, New York.
CHILDREN: Two daughters.
LOCAL ADDRESS: 36 Witch Lane in Rowayton and possibly 150 Rowayton Avenue.
ENLISTMENT: June 1967
SERVICE NUMBER: unknown
UNIT: H Company, Second Regiment, Third Marine Division
FAMILY: Son of George Jr. [Navy veteran] (1914-1991) and Ann P. Coleman Haley (1918-1974). Two sisters, Kathryn “Candy” (1945-1951) and Anne Haley Enright (1957-). Two brothers, Edward C. (1950-) and Stephen P. (1954-2007).
OTHER: Served November 1, 1967, to August 1, 1969. Two-time recipient of the Purple Heart Medal while serving in Vietnam.
From The Daily Item (Port Chester, NY) April 2, 1969
A Marine from Rye, wounded for the second time in Vietnam and returned to a military hospital in Long Island yesterday, has been recommended for the Silver Star. Corporal George Haley III, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Haley, 44 Dogwood Lane, Rye, has already been awarded the South Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry as the result of the action on March 19 in which he received severe wounds in his right arm. He has been cited for his efforts, while wounded, in assisting his comrades in the action. Corporal Haley was transferred yesterday to the St. Albans Naval Hospital in Queens for additional treatment. The young soldier now holds two Purple Heart Medals, awarded to those wounded in combat. At the time he was wounded by grenade fragments, he was acting as a forward air control director during action in Operation Maine Craig in northwest Vietnam near the Laotian border with the DMZ. He served with H Company, Second Regiment, Third Marine Division. Corporal Haley graduated from Rye Country Day School, The Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut, and was attending Babson Institute in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, at the time of his enlistment in the Marine Corps in June 1967. Following training at Parris Island, South Carolina, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Camp Pendleton, California, he was sent to South Vietnam in March 1968. He was scheduled to return to the United States on the completion of his tour of duty in Vietnam tomorrow, April 3.
Excerpt from The Daily Item in Port Chester, New York, on May 22, 1969
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American Legion Post 128 of Rye will present its 1969 Americanism Award to Corporal George Haley III of the United States Marine Corps on Memorial Day, Friday, May 30, at ceremonies conducted by the Legion on Rye Village Green. …break… Corporal Haley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Haley, 44 Dogwood Lane, Rye, and is presently in St. Albans Naval Hospital on Long Island undergoing treatment for wounds received on March 19 in Vietnam action. Corporal Haley will be present on Memorial Day to receive the 15th annual Legion Award. A graduate of Rye Country Day School and Canterbury School, Corporal Haley was attending Babson Institute, Wellesley, Massachusetts, at the time of his enlistment in the Marine Corps. He was wounded severely for the second time in Vietnam on March 19 and was awarded the South Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry. He has been cited for his efforts, while wounded, to assist his comrades. Corporal Haley holds two Purple Heart Medals and has been recommended for the Silver Star Medal.
Excerpt from The Daily Item in Port Chester, New York, on May 31, 1969
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Realization of the ever-continuing numbers to be remembered on this day was brought to bear by the presentation by American Legion Rye Post 128 of the 1969 Americanism Award to Corporal George Haley III of the United States Marine Corps in honor of all those who have served in the Vietnam War. Corporal Haley was wounded severely for the second time in Vietnam on March 19 and was awarded the South Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry. He has been recommended for the Silver Star Medal.
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