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==Early life and education== Haight was born in [[Oakley, Idaho]], on September 2, 1906, the son of Hector Caleb Haight and Clara Josephine Tuttle.<ref>{{citation |editor1-last= Garr |editor1-first= Arnold K. |editor1-link= Arnold K. Garr |editor2-last= Cannon |editor2-first= Donald Q. |editor2-link= Donald Q. Cannon |editor3-last= Cowan |editor3-first= Richard O. |editor3-link= Richard O. Cowan |title= Encyclopedia of Latter-Day Saint History |year= 2000 |publisher= [[Deseret Book]] |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |isbn= 1-57345-822-8 |oclc= 44634356 |page= 455 }}</ref> Hector was the son of [[Horton D. Haight]], who had been involved in many trips in the Mormon trek and served as the first [[stake president|president]] of the [[Stake (LDS Church)|LDS Church stake]] that included Oakley. David's maternal grandfather, Norton Ray Tuttle, was the first [[Bishop (LDS Church)|bishop]] of [[Tooele, Utah]].<ref>{{citation |authorlink= C. Terry Warner |first= C. Terry |last= Warner |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/10/elder-david-b-haight |title= Elder David B. Haight |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=October 1976 |page= 5 }}</ref> Haight received a degree from [[Utah State University]] where he was initiated into the Gamma Epsilon chapter of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] fraternity, and he served as a commander in the Navy during World War II.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/08/08/david-b-haight-mormon-elde/53bafb90-988f-40ea-a2af-b66a02962596/ "David B. Haight Mormon Elder"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 2004. Retrieved on 17 March 2020.</ref>
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