World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
John Cyrus Hickinbotham
Hometown
Stockton, California
Honored By
Donald E. Hickinbotham
Relationship
Son
PRESIDENT OF HICKINBOTHAM BROTHERS, LIMITED, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. IN 1942, TO AID THE WAR EFFORT DIRECTLY, THE COMPANY ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH RONALD M. GUNTER AND L. R. ZIMMERMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING MAJOR WAR CONTRACTS. THIS VENTURE WAS KNOWN AS HICKINBOTHAM BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION WHICH ENTERED INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE WAR DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION DIVISION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LANDING BARGES, FLOATING CRANES, STEEL TUGS, AND SUPPLY VESSELS. THESE CONTRACTS WERE COMPLETED SO EFFECTIVELY THAT ON AUGUST 27, 1944, THE ARMY-NAVY PRODUCTION AWARD E WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMPANY.