John Haines
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Meade Haines was an American poet and educator who had served as the poet laureate of Alaska. Early life John Mead Haines was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of a career Navy officer and moved from state to state, living in California, Hawaii, Washington, and New England. He later moved to Washington, D.C where he attended St. John's College High School. He served in the Navy as Sonar Man Third Class from 1943 to 1946. Haines was sent to San Diego Naval Training Station. Once his training was finished, he was sent to San Pedro to crew a Battleship for a few months and later sent to Norfolk, Virginia. In Norfolk, he was a part of a small vessel crew until he was reassigned to Boston, Massachusetts. In Boston, he was assigned to the USS Knapp Destroyer. Haines was a part of the Marshall Island invasion, the bombardment of Kwajalein, the battle of Truk, and assaults on Marinas, Saipan and Tinian, and The Philippines. Once the war was over, he went back to Coronado, California. He went to Washington shortly after.
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