Oliver Haywood
Oliver Garfield Haywood, Jr., was a United States Army officer during World War II who served with the Manhattan Project. He transferred to the United States Air Force in 1947. After retiring from active duty in 1953, he became President and chief executive officer, and later chairman, of Huyck Corporation.
Oliver Garfield Haywood, Jr., was born in Highland Mills, New York onNovember 1911. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point onJuly 1932, and graduated top of the class of 1936 onJune 1936. His class included Bruce Palmer, Jr., who graduated sixth. Haywood was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and was posted to Vicksburg, Mississippi, as executive officer of the Waterways Experiment Station. In June 1937, went to Conchas Dam in New Mexico as assistant to the District Engineer, Captain Hans Kramer. The dam was under construction at the time, and was a major undertaking.
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