The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-07-18
LIEUT.. BRANTLY HAYNES
RETURNS HOME AFTER
TWO YEARS IN SERVICE
Enlisted at Fort Meyers, Va,
Two Years Ago
Trained at the Princeton University
Ground School-Won His Commits
sion at the Tours Aviation School
in France.

Lieut.. Brantley Haynes, only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haynes, of this
|city, has returned home after nearly
two years of service with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France.
Lieut.. Haynes enlisted in the Avi-
alton section of the Army at Fort
Meyers, Va, in the late summer of
1917, and was sent to Princeton Uni
versity for training in the ground
school there. After eight weeks in
the last named school he was trans
erred to Garden City, L. l., for furth-
er training.
Remaining at Garden City for only
eleven days, Lieut.. Haynes received
orders to sail for France. He sailed
on the White Star Liner Baltic" and
landed at South Hampton, England,
without mishap. He frankly admits
now that he was really glad his ship
did not encounter a Hun sub, and is
also glad they sailed on one of the
larger boats instead of the smaller
transports that were used in sending
troops across the ocean.
After landing at South Hampton,
Lieut.. Haynes was assigned to the
Tours School of Instruction for fin
ishing the aviation course and it was
at this school that he was awarded
his commission. The Tours School is
the largest in the world and is COM
posed of fourteen separate flying
fields. Each field uses different type
of aeroplane and every aviator in the
A. E. F. must go through this school
before he is assigned to duty with the
army.
Lieut.. Haynes was assigned for duty
with the 141st Aero Squadron on
October 29th, 1918, and was sent over
the Hun lines four times as an escort
to the heavy bombing planes. The
plane that was given him for this use
was one of the smaller and faster
type and was used exclusively for the
protection of the bombers. These light
machines were zone seaters" and were
equipped with a machine gun that was
SO timed as to shoot directly through
the propeller of the motor. Only one
man was in the plane on these expe-
ditions and he had to use his gun and
drive his plane at the same time.
After making four trips across the
Hun lines, Lieut.. Haynes was ordered
back to Orley, a small town just out
side of Paris. He was to rest here
in order to be in condition for the big
drive that was to be launched against
Metz on November 18th. But his
chance to get into the limelight never
came, as the armistice was signed be-
fore this date, and of course this big
drive against Metz was called off.
After the signing of the Armistice,
Lieut.. Haynes was assigned for duty
with the army of occupation in Ger
many, and went with it to Coblenz,
where he was stationed for some time.
After several weeks of service with
the A. E. F. in Germany, Lieut..
Haynes was ordered to port Of de-
barkation and on June 10Th, sailed
for home. He landed in New York
just ten days after sailing from the
other side.
Upon his arrival in New York, he
applied for service in the regular
United States Army as an aviator and
stood the examination. He will re-
main in the army if the government
will permit him to continue in the
Aviation section. .a
The many Marietta friends of Lieut..
Haynes rejoice over the fact that he
came out of his long service without
scratch, but regret very much that
he cannot remain with US. He re-
turns to his post of duty at Mitchell
Field, L. l., about the 25th.