Korwin Hailey

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Korwin Hailey
Place of birth: Emporia[1], Lyon County, Kansas, United States
Date of birth: 1919-09-26[2][3]
Date of death: 1997-03-03[2][3] (age 77)
Company(ies): Service Games, Nevada
Role(s): Executive

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Korwin Eugene Hailey[4][5][6] (Emporia, September 26, 1919 – Las Vegas, March 3, 1997), was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer[7][8][9] of Service Games, Nevada.

Korwin was a United States Army Air Forces World War II veteran[10][11][12], where he served as a Central Fire Control[13] Gunner with the rank of Technical sergeant (service number : 39727369[14]), aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber, "City of Scotland Neck"[15][16] a.k.a. "Southern Drawl"[17] (Serial number: 44-69769[18], Type: B-29-60-BW[18], Tail code: Black Square P-14[19][20][17][21]; reclaimed at Kindley Air Force Base after the war where it was converted to WB-29 and assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Tail code: Air Wea Serv, removed from inventory on February 3, 1954[22][23]), as a member of the Twentieth Air Force 39th Bomb Group (Very Heavy), 60th Squadron[21], Crew 14[15] (San Francisco, California).

Personal life

On April 26, 1961[24] Korwin Hailey (at the time with 41 years old) was arrested in Las Vegas on a complaint signed by license inspector Howard Crow, the senior license inspector[25][26] for Las Vegas at the time, on suspicion of participating in proceeds of gambling devices without a municipal gaming license.

Korwin, who was identified by the detectives as "the local representative[8][9] of an international slot machine organization called Service Games, which gets the major portion of its business by putting slot machines in overseas military posts" was later released on bail.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Korwin Hailey

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:ColoradoSpringsGazetteTelegraph US 1997-03-10 page 12.png
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104031759/korwin-e-hailey (archive.today)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2014/136/104031759_1400351176.jpg (archive.today)
  4. ↑ Billboard, "February 12, 1966" (US; 1966-02-12), page 61
  5. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/elpaso/cemeteries/evergreen/evgnhaa.txt (Wayback Machine: 2010-09-07 19:55)
  6. ↑ https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=reiko-hailey&pid=142140841 (archive.today)
  7. ↑ Fraud and Corruption in Management of Military Club Systems/Illegal Currency Manipulations Affecting South Vietnam: US Senate Hearings (1969-09-30 — 1969-10-07), page 1845
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:RenoEveningGazette US 1960-03-10, Page 19.png
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:RenoEveningGazette US 1961-12-18, Page 15.png
  10. ↑ File:Press release - 2020-05-27 - Wreath placed to honor veterans (bouldercityreview.com).pdf
  11. ↑ https://bouldercityreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/13785625_web1_BCR-Memorial-Day-Wise-MAY28-20.jpg?crop=1 (archive.today)
  12. ↑ https://bouldercityreview.com/news/wreath-placed-to-honor-veterans-61176/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-09-22 15:59)
  13. ↑ https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/defending-superbomber-b-29s-central-fire-control-system (Wayback Machine: 2021-07-09 01:53)
  14. ↑ File:General Orders Nº 53 (section XV through XXII) - Award of The Distinguished Flying Cross 1945-09-04 (Issued by Headquarters Twentieth Air Force).pdf, page 3
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14d.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-08 16:04)
  16. ↑ http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/theme.php?theme=9 (Wayback Machine: 2021-03-02 01:38)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-08 15:58)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://usaaf-noseart.co.uk/unit_planelist.php?unit=471&showgroup=no (Wayback Machine: 2020-12-03 16:08)
  19. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=2zxbWJOyHLUC&pg=PA137
  20. ↑ https://i.ibb.co/VV3ntwd/The-B-29-Superfortress-Chronology1934-1960-Book-US-2009-09-12-Page-137.png (archive.today)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 http://39th.org/39th/60th_pages.htm (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-08 15:55)
  22. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=5SdDW64827QC&pg=PA64
  23. ↑ https://i.ibb.co/xLxfQyJ/The-B-29-Superfortress-AComprehensive-Registryofthe-Planesand-Their-Missions-Book-US-2004-Page-64.png (archive.today)
  24. ↑ Press release: 1961-04-26: Machine Rental Without Permit Leads to Arrest (Reno Evening Gazette; page 2)
  25. ↑ Press release: 1965-01-12: Slugs Bad Business (Las Vegas Sun; page 16)
  26. ↑ Press release: 1969-09-13: Choir Leader Seeks Permit Needed to Solicit Cash (Las Vegas Sun; page 8)
  27. ↑ http://www.coinopcollectorforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6755 (archive.today)
  28. ↑ Press release: 2008-09-08: Industry icon Marty Bromley passes away
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