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St. Elmo Murray Haney (April 1898 – January 31, 1979) was a master gunnery sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. [1] [2] As a veteran of many early campaigns in the Marine Corps, he was considered the epitome of the "old breed" Marine and a source of inspiration during the tough battles of the Pacific Campaign in World War II .
Nov 3, 2023 · Sergeant Elmo "Gunny" Haney is one of the "old breed" referred to in the title of Sledge's book; an older Marine who had first enlisted during World War I. In The Pacific his eccentricities make him a memorable character.
Sergeant Elmo “Pop” Haney was one such man. If he’d not been real, Haney would have made an irresistible fictional character. As is, he has been featured in several books about Guadalcanal, New Britain and Peleliu, as well as HBO’s The Pacific miniseries.
Elmo M Haney was born in 1898 in Magazine, Logan County, Arkansas to Albert S. and Mary Haney. He was the grandson of Henry Haney a confederate veteran. He was listed in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.
Staff Sergeant Elmo M. Haney – served in Company K in the Battle of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and Peleliu. PFC Paul E. Ison – served in Company L and was the Marine seen in the iconic "Death Valley Photograph" taken on May 10, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa .
St Elmo Murray Haney (1898 - 1979) was a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. As a veteran of many early campaigns in the Marine Corps, he was considered the epitome of the "old breed" Marine and a source of inspiration during the tough battles of the Pacific Campaign in World War II . [3]
While our forces were engaged in bitter hand-to-hand combat defending a vital ridge, Platoon Sergeant Haney courageously led an ammunition carrying party through dark jungle undergrowth and driving rain to deliver supplies to our front lines, arriving five minutes before the last desperate counter attack when one platoon was completely out of ...
