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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Drew Hinkley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lancaster, New Hampshire

Honored By

Andrew H. Hinkley

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ACTIVATED IN 1939 WITH NATIONAL GUARD; 18 MONTHS ACTIVE DUTY AT CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA; UNIT RETURNED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE IN SPRING 1941; RE-ACTIVATED WITH UNIT DECEMBER 1941. MILITARY POLICE DUTY 2 YEARS, U.S. IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY AND ESCORTED CONVICTED PRISONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. JUDGE ADVOCATE'S GENERAL (JAG) SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR 1943. SERVED ON STAFF OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT 1943-1945, STATIONED ON ADAK ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED SPRING 1946.