Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

1st Battalion, 1st Airlanding Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army

Awarded on:

November 16th, 1943

Awarded for:

Operation Husky

During the airborne invasion of Sicily, the glider in which Haley was an occupant came down in the sea. Between 8.00 pm on July 9th and 5.30 am on July 10th, the occupants of the glider were picked up by the Landing Craft.
On no fewer than nine occasions Private Haley swam from the glider to the Landing Craft. The glider was swept by heavy seas, and some of the crew, suffering from exposure, were unable to cling to the glider, Private Haley secured them to the fuselage. At least four members of the glider crew owe their lives to the gallantry and entire disregard for his safety shown by Private Haley.