World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles B. Hingst
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Canton, Mississippi
Honored By
Linda H. Pinion
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED U.S. NAVAL RESERVE DECEMBER 10, 1942. REQUESTED ASSIGNMENT TO U.S. MERCHANT MARINE TO GET SEA BASIC TRAINING -- SHEEPSHEAD BAY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; NAVY RADIO SCHOOL, GALLUPS ISLAND, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. PASSED FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LICENSE EXAM AND ON NOVEMBER 2, 1943 WAS ORDERED TO NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA FOR SHIP ASSIGNMENT. FIRST VOYAGE, SS HORACE MANN (MARCH 22, 1944-SEPTEMBER 1944) TO SOUTH AFRICA, EGYPT, SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE. SECOND VOYAGE, SS HORACE MANN (SEPTEMBER 2, 1944-NOVEMBER 22, 1944) TO SICILY, ITALY, ALGERIA, MOROCCO. THIRD VOYAGE, SS JOAQUIN MILLER (DECEMBER 28, 1944-MARCH 12, 1945).