U.S. Army · United States 
Lester Haynie
1985
Lester L. Haynie served the U.S. Army for 3 years. Lester also served in the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Pilot Lester Haynie was killed in an airplane crash in Imperial County, California, while on aerial patrol. He had flown out of Yuma, Arizona, to conduct a patrol of the California border area when the plane struck a guy wire on top of a high-tension power line five miles east of Ogilby Road. The single-engine Piper Cub he was piloting crashed and he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Pilot Haynie was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the United States Border Patrol for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1963 – 1966
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
Pilot
In Our Keeping
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