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'''Korwin Eugene Hailey'''{{magref|bb|1966-02-12|61}} ([[wikipedia:Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], September 26, 1919 – Las Vegas, March 3, 1997), was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of [[Service Games, Nevada]]. | '''Korwin Eugene Hailey'''{{magref|bb|1966-02-12|61}} ([[wikipedia:Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], September 26, 1919 – Las Vegas, March 3, 1997), was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of [[Service Games, Nevada]]. | ||
| − | Korwin was a [[wikipedia:United States Army Air Forces|United States Army Air Forces]] World War II veteran, where he served as a Central Fire Control Gunner with the rank of Technical Sergeant ([[wikipedia:Service number (United States Army)|service number]] : 39727369), aboard the [[wikipedia:Boeing B-29 Superfortress|Boeing B-29 Superfortress]] heavy bomber{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14.html}}, ''"City of Scotland Neck"''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14photo-a.jpg}} a.k.a. ''"Southern Drawl"''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14a.jpg}} (''B-29 # 44-69769''), as a member of the [[wikipedia:Twentieth Air Force|Twentieth Air Force]] ''39th Bomb Group (VH), 60th Squadron{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/60th_pages.htm}}, Crew 14''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14d.html}} (San Francisco, California). | + | Korwin was a [[wikipedia:United States Army Air Forces|United States Army Air Forces]] World War II veteran, where he served as a Central Fire Control Gunner with the rank of Technical Sergeant ([[wikipedia:Service number (United States Army)|service number]] : 39727369{{fileref|General Orders Nº 53 - Award of The Distinguished Flying Cross 1945-09-04 (Issued by Headquarters Twentieth Air Force).pdf|page=3}}), aboard the [[wikipedia:Boeing B-29 Superfortress|Boeing B-29 Superfortress]] heavy bomber{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14.html}}, ''"City of Scotland Neck"''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14photo-a.jpg}} a.k.a. ''"Southern Drawl"''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14a.jpg}} (''B-29 # 44-69769''), as a member of the [[wikipedia:Twentieth Air Force|Twentieth Air Force]] ''39th Bomb Group (VH), 60th Squadron{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/60th_pages.htm}}, Crew 14''{{ref|http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14d.html}} (San Francisco, California). |
==Photo gallery== | ==Photo gallery== | ||
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| Korwin Hailey |
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| Place of birth: Emporia[1], Lyon County, Kansas, United States |
| Date of birth: 1919-09-26[2] |
| Date of death: 1997-03-03[2] (age 77) |
| Company(ies): Service Games, Nevada |
| Role(s): Executive |
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Korwin Eugene Hailey[3] (Emporia, September 26, 1919 – Las Vegas, March 3, 1997), was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of Service Games, Nevada.
Korwin was a United States Army Air Forces World War II veteran, where he served as a Central Fire Control Gunner with the rank of Technical Sergeant (service number : 39727369[4]), aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber[5], "City of Scotland Neck"[6] a.k.a. "Southern Drawl"[7] (B-29 # 44-69769), as a member of the Twentieth Air Force 39th Bomb Group (VH), 60th Squadron[8], Crew 14[9] (San Francisco, California).
Photo gallery
From left to right: Raymond Lemaire, Martin Bromley and Korwin Hailey at the Amusement Trades Exhibition 1966, in London
![[6]](#cite_note-http:.2F.2F39th.org.2F39th.2Fimages.2Fcrew.2Faerial.2F14.2Fcrew14photo-a.jpg-6){kind=link}
![[7]](#cite_note-http:.2F.2F39th.org.2F39th.2Fimages.2Fcrew.2Faerial.2F14.2Fcrew14a.jpg-7){kind=link}
External links
- discussion at www.coinopcollectorforum.com (archived)[10]
- The 39th Air Base Wing, successor of the 39th Bomb Group at www.wikipedia.org
- "The Khaki Mafia: A novel" by Robin Moore and June Collins (Crown Publishers; 1971) at www.wikipedia.org
References
- ↑ File:ColoradoSpringsGazetteTelegraph US 1997-03-10 page 12.png
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104031759/korwin-e-hailey
- ↑ Billboard, "February 12, 1966" (US; 1966-02-12), page 61
- ↑ File:General Orders Nº 53 - Award of The Distinguished Flying Cross 1945-09-04 (Issued by Headquarters Twentieth Air Force).pdf, page 3
- ↑ http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14.html
- ↑ http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14photo-a.jpg
- ↑ http://39th.org/39th/images/crew/aerial/14/crew14a.jpg
- ↑ http://39th.org/39th/60th_pages.htm
- ↑ http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/crew14d.html
- ↑ http://archive.ph/zbsqh
