Raymond Earl Haney

Services: Funeral services will remain Private. Raymond Earl Haney, Sr., 85, of Lexington Park, MD, a retired Supervisory Management Analyst with the Bureau of Naval Personnel, died September 14, 2010 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Born in Springhill, West Virginia on June 2, 1925, he was the son of the late Howard Earl and Stella Besleigh Haney. Mr. Haney joined the United States Navy in June of 1942 and served on six merchant ships, mostly in the North Atlantic, as a member of the Armed Guard Navy Gun Crew. He participated in the North African invasion and the Normandy invasion. He subsequently served on seven Navy ships. During the Korean War, he received his highest military award, the Navy Commendation Ribbon with combat distinguishing device “for outstanding meritorious service to the government of the United States in combat against an armed enemy of the United Nations on May 8, 1951”. Other awards included; the National Defense Service Medal (second award); Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; U.S. Navy Occupation Service Medal of “Asia” clasp; China Service Medal (extended); United Nations Service Medal; Korean Service Medal; and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. He was promoted to Chief Petty Officer in 1959 and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1960. His shipboard duties included Damage Control Officer, Electrical Officer, First Lieutenant, Communications Officer, Operations Officer, Navigator, and Executive Officer. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant at NAS Ellyson Field, Pensacola, Florida where he was assigned as the Station Special Services Officer. In August 1971 he commenced his second Naval Career as a Civilian Morale, Welfare and Recreation Consultant. In this position he traveled world-wide to conduct management studies in programming, staffing, organization, and fiscal controls. In 1987, he was appointed as the first MWR Senior Field Representative. Mr. Haney retired as the head of the Recreation Branch, Field Service Section on March 6, 1991. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Daisy Weeks of Hollywood, MD, five children; Ray Jr., David, Bob, Carol, and Robin and eight grandchildren; Ryan, Chad, Elizabeth, Bobbie Rae, Wyatt, Maisybelle, Candice, and Bo. Services for Mr. Haney remain private. Contributions in memory of Mr. Haney can be made to Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), Patuxent River Office, 22187 Arnold Circle, Bldg. 401. , Patuxent River, MD 20670 or by website at http://www.nmcrs.org/ donation2.html. All donations are tax deductible.