John Leonard Hines Jr. | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | March 8, 1905
Died | November 19, 1986 Washington, D.C., US | (aged 81)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1924–1952 |
Rank | Colonel |
Service number | 0-16749 |
Commands | Combat Command A, 6th Armored Division 2nd Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (3) |
Relations | General John L. Hines (father) |
Colonel John Leonard Hines Jr. (March 8, 1905 – November 19, 1986) was an officer in the United States Army and the son of General John L. Hines.[1]
Hines graduated from West Point in 1927, and served in World War II with the 6th Armored Division as a colonel, commanding the division's Combat Command A from November 1944 to March 1945.[2] He was twice decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross and was severely wounded outside Frankfurt, Germany when an anti-tank shell struck his face.[1]