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==Military career==
==Military career==
Haines attended [[Texas Military Institute]] and graduated in 1927 as his class valedictorian.<ref name="TMI">[http://www.tmi-sa.org/cadets-alumni-haines.html Texas Military Institute bio]</ref> 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.
Haines attended [[Texas Military Institute]] and graduated in 1930 as his class valedictorian.<ref name="TMI">[http://www.tmi-sa.org/cadets-alumni-haines.html Texas Military Institute bio]</ref> 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 (United States)|1st Armored Division]] at [[Fort Hood]], Texas, from 1962-1963. From 1965-1967 he commanded the [[III Corps (United States)|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.
Major commands for Haines included Commanding General of the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] at [[Fort Hood]], Texas, from 1962-1963. From 1965-1967 he commanded the [[III Corps (United States)|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.

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Ralph E. Haines, Jr.
File:Ralph E Haines.jpg
General Ralph E. Haines, Jr.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1935-1973
RankGeneral
CommandsContinental Army Command
U.S. Army, Pacific
III Corps
1st Armored Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsLegion of Merit
Bronze Star

General Ralph Edward Haines, Jr. (born August 21, 1913)[1] is a retired 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. As of February 2010, he is the Army's oldest living four-star general and its senior retired officer.[2]

Military career

Haines attended Texas Military Institute and graduated in 1930 as his class valedictorian.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] Haines sits on the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Cavalry Association.[6] He retired to San Antonio, Texas with his wife, the former Sally Swift, who died in 2003.[7] Haines had two sons, both West Point alumni.[3] 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Department of Defense appropriations
  2. ^ Ramon, Robert R. (February 17, 2010), "Army's oldest living four-star general visits Army South Headquarters", U.S. Army South Public Affairs
  3. ^ a b Texas Military Institute bio
  4. ^ Huddleston, Scott, "San Antonian Celebrating Long Gray Line", San Antonio Express-News, May 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Ralph E. Haines, Jr. Award
  6. ^ U.S. Cavalry Association Officers
  7. ^ Obituary of Ralph Haines' son, Palmer Swift Haines
  8. ^ Catkiller Newsletter August 2004

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Military offices
Preceded by Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1967 – 1968 		Succeeded by
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