During the
Korean War, General Haynes commanded an artillery task force during
The Great Naktong Offensive. In November 1950, General Haynes was awarded a
Silver Star for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the
2nd Infantry Division Artillery (United States), against an armed enemy from 31 August 1950 to 15 September 1950 in the Naktong River Salient. During this period a numerically superior force forced the front lines of the Division back to a point 700 yards from General Haynes’ Command Post, thereby breaching the American lines for about 7,000 yards, and threatened the tactical integrity of the entire Division. Although communications were practically non-existent, General Haynes assumed command of the infantry and armored elements in his sector and, having evaluated the enemy dispositions, ordered an immediate counterattack. He then reestablished communications between his Command Post north of Changyong and the elements of the Division south of Yongsan, although the area between was in enemy hands. Skillfully coordinating the efforts of the two infantry regiments in his zone and providing them with superb artillery fire support, General Haynes then directed the defense of the Northern Sector with such vigor that the town of Changnyong, key to the pass leading to the Eighth Army's supply route, was denied to the enemy and the front stabilized. == Personal ==