Graduate of the U. S. Naval Accademy. He assumed command of The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. His ship was rammed by the fleet oiler Chemung in dense fog off Nova Scotia on August 22, 1942. The force of the collision exploded the Ingraham, killing Commander Haynsworth and all but ten men and one officer. The USS Haynsworth (DD 270) was named in his honor and commissioned in 1944. He also has a memorial marker at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington, South Carolina.
Significant Duty Stations
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1919; POST GRADUATE, 1928
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, DC
ASSISTANT FIRE CONTROL OFFICER, USS HOUSTON CA-30
USS MAHAN DD-364
CO, USS INGRAHAM DD-444 - SUNK IN COLLISION WITH USS CHEMUNG AO-30, CONVOY AT-20
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US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Captain: Commander W. M. Haynsworth Jr. MIA/KIA
Hometown: Darlington South Carolina
Ship: USS Ingraham DD-444
Service # 0-058046
Awards: American Defence Service Medal W/Fleet Clasp,
American Campaign Medal,
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Mission: Escort ( Convoy) duty
Mission Date: 22-Aug-42
Location: off the coast of Nova Scotia
Cause: Sunk In Collision with USS Chemung AO-30, Convoy AT-20
Crew: of MIA/KIA
The ship and crew lost august 22 1942 the crew declared officially KIA on August 23 1943.
The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. On the night of 22 August, as she was investigating a collision between the destroyer Buck and a merchant vessel, Ingraham collided with the oil tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia and Ingraham sank almost immediately. Depth charges on her stern exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 September 1942.
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Significant Duty Stations
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1919; POST GRADUATE, 1928
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, DC
ASSISTANT FIRE CONTROL OFFICER, USS HOUSTON CA-30
USS MAHAN DD-364
CO, USS INGRAHAM DD-444 - SUNK IN COLLISION WITH USS CHEMUNG AO-30, CONVOY AT-20
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US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Captain: Commander W. M. Haynsworth Jr. MIA/KIA
Hometown: Darlington South Carolina
Ship: USS Ingraham DD-444
Service # 0-058046
Awards: American Defence Service Medal W/Fleet Clasp,
American Campaign Medal,
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Mission: Escort ( Convoy) duty
Mission Date: 22-Aug-42
Location: off the coast of Nova Scotia
Cause: Sunk In Collision with USS Chemung AO-30, Convoy AT-20
Crew: of MIA/KIA
The ship and crew lost august 22 1942 the crew declared officially KIA on August 23 1943.
The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. On the night of 22 August, as she was investigating a collision between the destroyer Buck and a merchant vessel, Ingraham collided with the oil tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia and Ingraham sank almost immediately. Depth charges on her stern exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 September 1942.
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Graduate of the U. S. Naval Accademy. He assumed command of The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. His ship was rammed by the fleet oiler Chemung in dense fog off Nova Scotia on August 22, 1942. The force of the collision exploded the Ingraham, killing Commander Haynsworth and all but ten men and one officer. The USS Haynsworth (DD 270) was named in his honor and commissioned in 1944. He also has a memorial marker at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington, South Carolina.
Significant Duty Stations
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1919; POST GRADUATE, 1928
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, DC
ASSISTANT FIRE CONTROL OFFICER, USS HOUSTON CA-30
USS MAHAN DD-364
CO, USS INGRAHAM DD-444 - SUNK IN COLLISION WITH USS CHEMUNG AO-30, CONVOY AT-20
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US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Captain: Commander W. M. Haynsworth Jr. MIA/KIA
Hometown: Darlington South Carolina
Ship: USS Ingraham DD-444
Service # 0-058046
Awards: American Defence Service Medal W/Fleet Clasp,
American Campaign Medal,
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Mission: Escort ( Convoy) duty
Mission Date: 22-Aug-42
Location: off the coast of Nova Scotia
Cause: Sunk In Collision with USS Chemung AO-30, Convoy AT-20
Crew: of MIA/KIA
The ship and crew lost august 22 1942 the crew declared officially KIA on August 23 1943.
The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. On the night of 22 August, as she was investigating a collision between the destroyer Buck and a merchant vessel, Ingraham collided with the oil tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia and Ingraham sank almost immediately. Depth charges on her stern exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 September 1942.
Visit the virtual cemetery ofUSS Ingraham Crew
Significant Duty Stations
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1919; POST GRADUATE, 1928
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, DC
ASSISTANT FIRE CONTROL OFFICER, USS HOUSTON CA-30
USS MAHAN DD-364
CO, USS INGRAHAM DD-444 - SUNK IN COLLISION WITH USS CHEMUNG AO-30, CONVOY AT-20
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US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Captain: Commander W. M. Haynsworth Jr. MIA/KIA
Hometown: Darlington South Carolina
Ship: USS Ingraham DD-444
Service # 0-058046
Awards: American Defence Service Medal W/Fleet Clasp,
American Campaign Medal,
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Mission: Escort ( Convoy) duty
Mission Date: 22-Aug-42
Location: off the coast of Nova Scotia
Cause: Sunk In Collision with USS Chemung AO-30, Convoy AT-20
Crew: of MIA/KIA
The ship and crew lost august 22 1942 the crew declared officially KIA on August 23 1943.
The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles. On the night of 22 August, as she was investigating a collision between the destroyer Buck and a merchant vessel, Ingraham collided with the oil tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia and Ingraham sank almost immediately. Depth charges on her stern exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 September 1942.
Visit the virtual cemetery ofUSS Ingraham Crew
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