Hawaiʻi National Guard Members Who Were Olympians

John Beaumont 

MSgt Beaumont (third from left), part of a F-86 ground crew
MSgt Beaumont (third from left), part of a F-86 ground crew
Captains Beaumont (L) and Harold Mattos at a Guard function. Mattos later became the Commander of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron
Captains Beaumont (L) and Harold Mattos at a Guard function. Mattos later became the Commander of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron
MSgt Beaumont at the range
MSgt Beaumont at the range

John Herbert Beaumont (January 7, 1924 – September 19, 2000) was an American sports shooter. He competed in the 25 metre pistol event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He took seventh place against the best pistol shooters in the world.

John was the oldest Hawaiian Olympian at age 31 years. He joined the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard in early 1956 before being selected for the Olympic team. The 1956 Summer Olympics ran from November 22 through December 8.

John graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy and served during World War II. He enlisted in the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard and rose to the rank of master sergeant. John later received a direct commission. He served for 30 years and retired in 1986 as a major.

MSgt John H. Beaumont placed second in the international .22 Caliber Rapid Fire at the Camp Perry National Matches (1000 firers, he scored 1729 out of possible 2000). As a result of this high score, MSgt
Beaumont won a berth on the American Olympics Pistol Team which competed in the Nov 1956 Olympics in Australia. He placed seventh in the Rapid Fire silhouette-in competition with the world’s finest shooters.

– HANG 25 History of Hawaii Air National Guard pp. 30

Thomas Haine

Thomas Haine

Thomas Allen “Tom” Haine (January 6, 1933 – September 10, 1994) was the captain of the 1968 Olympic volleyball team.

Tom Haine was born January 6, 1933 in Minot North Dakota. His family moved to Hawaiʻi as a youth and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1950. Tom didn’t go out for sports during his high school years. After graduating from San Jose State University where he twice named an All American in swimming and joined the Air Force.

Tom served as a fighter pilot in the Air Force and later joined the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard. He flew F-102A Delta Daggers with the 199th Fighter Squadron. Tom served as a Traditional Guardsmember and was a banker in civilian life. He retired as a major.

Tom was a member of the All-America Volleyball team 18 times and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in 1963 and a gold medal in 1968. He was elected captain of the 1968 Olympic Team. The team placed sixth, but had the distinction of being the only American squad to beat a Russian team in Olympic competition.

Tom was named Gold Masters Player of the Year in 1982 and received the United States Volleyball Association’s “All-Time Great Player Award” in 1990. He was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1991.

Capt Thomas A. Haine of the 199th FIS was Captain of the United States Volleyball Team that competed in the October 1968 Olympic Games at Mexico City

– HANG 25 History of Hawaii Air National Guard pp. 54

TALENTED TOM

Hawaii's highest flying volleyball player
Hawaii’s highest flying volleyball player
(Picture from the 1971 Spring The Hawaii Guardsman)

Few organizations can claim as talented a member as the 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron’s Captain Tom Haine.

Tom’s a man with impressive allAmerica and Olympia athletic credentials and he’s also a vice president and branch manager for the First Hawaiian Bank. During Guard sessions, Haine regularly pilots a single-seat, supersonic, allweather F-102 fighter jet for the Hawaii Air National Guard. In addition to all of this, Haine, 36, still has time for active participation in numerous community activities. And the Captain is also a devoted family man whose wife and two children have athletic champion too.

Let’s look for a moment at Raine’s background. In 1952 and 53, Haine was on the All America Swimming Team while attending Monterey Peninsula College. He also lettered in football, and basketball. Later, at San Jose State College, where he received his bachelor of art degree in 1955, Tom lettered in water polo.

He was on the All America Volleyball Team 11 times, the U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team for the 1963 Pan American Games held in San Paulo, Brazil, and the team that went to the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnepeg, Canada. In 1968, he was captain of the U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team that competed in the games at Mexico City. Currently, he’s the Hawaii State champion for men’s indoor and outdoor volleyball doubles. And he’s been the state champion TWELVE TIMES!

Haine joined the Hawaii Air Guard in early 1956, and graduated from Aviation Cadet Training in In 1958, he went to work forthe First Hawaiian Bank and he’s now a vice-president and the manager of the Waikiki branch. Tom’s also a vice president and member of the board of directors of the Outrigger Canoe Club.

Other Haine accomplishments included; receiving the 1969 Distinguished Salesman Award presented
by the International Sales and Marketing Executives; volunteer work for the Red Cross, and the Aloha United Fund; and membership in the Punahou School P.T.A., and the Waikiki improvement Association.

In addition, Haine coached Punahou High School’s volleyball team last year despite the fact that he’s a Roosevelt High graduate. In 1962 he also conducted P ACAF volleyball clinics in Japan, Korea and Okinawa.

Tom’s wife, Marilyn, is a former national finalist in girls swimming and is presently ranked second in the state in women’s doubles tennis. She’s also president of the Kapiolani Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Junior League of Honolulu.

Haine’s son, Marc, was awarded second place in the Hawaii state surfing championships for boys age 10 and under. And Tom’s daughter, Kristin, is a standout on the Punahou Swimming Club.

Captain Tom Haine is one of those remarkable men who make up a remarkable organization.

– 1971 Spring The Hawaii Guardsman pp. 11