Haley, James Andrew, 1899-1981
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Captain James A. Haley was an officer and pilot in the U.S. Navy. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1905, Haley graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1927 and learned to fly in 1930. He was a pilot on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ranger during the 1930s and was serving with the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics at the outbreak of World War II. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1944 to 1945, then returned to the Bureau of Aeronautics as a contract officer. From 1954 to 1956, Haley was the commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Air Development Center. After retiring from the Navy in 1956, Haley worked as a consultant for Glenn L. Martin Company (1956-1957) and Boeing Airplane Company (1958-1963). Captain James A. Haley passed away in 1977.
From the description of James A. Haley papers, 1923-1968. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 70848452
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