World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Reed Hinnant
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
St. George, South Carolina
Honored By
James C. Bunch
SERVED FIRST AT U.S. COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS. IN AUGUST 1944, BECAME COMMANDING OFFICER OF U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER SPENCER (WAGC-36) WHICH PARTICIPATED IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC OPERATIONS LANDINGS AT NASUGBU, PALAWAN ISLANDS, CEBU ISLAND, MALABANG, DAVAO, BRUNEI BAY, BALIKPAPAN AND LEYTE. RECEIVED AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.