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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Thomas Hinton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montgomery, Alabama

Honored By

Gregory W. Sellers

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. MY GRANDFATHER RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN BATTLE. HE SERVED AS 1ST CLASS RADARMAN ABOARD THE USS BRAINE AND THE USS WHITEHURST. BOTH DESTROYERS, THE BRAINE WAS STRUCK BY THE KAMIKAZE AND THE WHITEHURST WAS RETIRED IN SERVICE OF THE CALIFORNIA NAVAL NATIONAL GUARD.