Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Haney, Edsel E. S/Sgt. March 29, 1944
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Lake Odessa Wave-Thurs. September 13, 1944

EDSEL E. HANEY LISTED AS DEAD

S/Sgt. Edsel E.Haney, reported missing in action since March 29, 1944, had 
officially been listed as dead by the war department. He was born in Lake 
Odessa, September 23, 1919, and spent his early childhood and attended grade 
school here but completed High school in Ionia with the class of 1939.

He was associated with his father the late Ed Haney in the mail hauling 
contracts and with the Frank's five and ten cent stores as field man for the 
district stores and assistant manager  of the Ionia store.

On June 15, 1941, he was married to Miss Mildred Friend of Crystal and resided 
at Carson City while he was manager of the Frank store there. He entered service 
February 6, 1943, and received his Army Air-Force training which he completed at 
Kearney, Neb., and left for overseas service in December, 1943.

Sergeant Haney was stationed with the 8th Air Force in Enland and served as a 
tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was believed to have completed 15 
missions when reported missing. Later reports were that the crew was forced to 
bail out from its burning plane and the rest of the crew was reported prisoners 
of war and have been returned to the States.

Mrs. Haney was presented the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters, awarded 
her husband at a ceremony at Selfridge Field on December 2, 1944.

Surviving besides the widow, is a daughter Amanda Lou who resides with her 
mother in Grand Rapids, and a sister Mrs.Roy Erb, Lake Odessa.




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