Oliver Haywood
Oliver Haywood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1911 Brigadier general |
| Commands held | 130th Engineer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (2) |
| Other work | President and CEO, Chairman of Huyck Corporation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Engineering |
| Thesis | Flume experiments on the transportation by water of sands and light-weight materials (1940) |
Oliver Garfield Haywood, Jr., (29 November 1911 – 25 May 2002) 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.
Early life and career
Oliver Garfield Haywood, Jr., was born in
On 25 September 1938, Haywood entered
World War II
Haywood assumed command of Company C,
In October 1943, Haywood was assigned to the G-1 (Personnel) Division of the
After the war
Haywood was transferred to the headquarters of the
Groves hoped that a new, permanent agency would soon be created to take over the responsibilities of the wartime Manhattan Project, but passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 through Congress took much longer than expected, and involved considerable debate about the proper role of the military with respect to the development, production and control of nuclear weapons.[6] The act that was finally signed by President Harry S. Truman on 1 August 1946 created a civilian agency, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), to take over the functions and assets of the Manhattan Project, but the AEC did not assume its role until 1 January 1947.[7] At this point, Haywood was seconded to the AEC's Directorate of Research.[3]
Although he had been a colonel in the Army of the United States, Haywood only held the substantive rank of captain in the Army Corps of Engineers. His Army of the United States rank was terminated on 30 June 1947, and he returned to duty with the War Department General Staff as a captain on 1 July 1947. Haywood elected to transfer to the newly created
Haywood was seconded to the
Later life
After leaving the Air Force, Haywood became the President and chief executive officer, and later the chairman of the board of Huyck Corporation in Stamford, Connecticut. He was also chairman and acting president of the Hudson Institute in Indianapolis.[10]
Haywood died in Vero Beach, Florida, on 25 May 2002.[9] He was survived by his daughters, Barbara and Betty, and sons, Richard and Robert. His wife, Helen, had predeceased him.[10]
Notes
- ^ a b Cullum, George W. (1940). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VIII 1930–1940. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. p. 1132. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Schelburg, John D. "Conchas Dam". New Mexico Office of the State Historian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cullum, George W. (1950). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume IX 1940–1950. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. pp. 859–860. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Groves 1962, pp. 373–376.
- ^ a b c "Haywood, Oliver G." Manhattan Project veterans archives. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Groves 1962, pp. 389–391.
- ^ Groves 1962, pp. 394–395.
- ^ "Haywood, Oliver G. – More Info". Manhattan Project veterans archives. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Brigadier General Oliver Garfield Haywood Class of 1936". West Point Alumni Association. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0095-2427. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
References
- OCLC 537684.