World War II Honoree

Howard Bryce Hinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

North Miami Beach, Florida

Honored By

Bruce Lamberto

Relationship

Friend

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN SEPTEMBER, 1941 AND WENT OVERSEAS IN JANUARY, 1943. HE SERVED IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAIPAN, AND TINIAN CAMPAIGNS. AS A MEMBER OF THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION, HE TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA WHERE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945. HE DIED OF SHRAPNEL WOUNDS TO THE HEAD AND BACK FROM AN ENEMY MORTAR ROUND. HE WAS TEMPORARILY BURIED IN THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION CEMETERY ON IWO JIMA. HIS REMAINS WERE REMOVED FROM IWO JIMA IN 1948 AND SENT BACK HOME TO HIS PARENTS WHERE THEY BURIED HIM IN APRIL, 1948 IN SOUTHERN MEMORIAL PARK, NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA. HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED.