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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Patrick Hinton

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Janesville, Minnesota

Honored By

Margaret Hinton

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

2ND LIEUTENANT. IN 1943 HE WAS STATIONED AT U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. IN 1944 HE WAS STATIONED AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, EL TORO, CALIFORNIA. IN 1945 HE SERVED AS A PILOT IN SQUADRON VMSB-141. HE WAS DOWNED IN THE MARSHALL ISLAND AREA. FORTUNATELY HE WAS RESCUED BY A MEMBER OF HIS SQUADRON. ENDED HIS SERVICE AS A CAPTAIN.