John Leonard Hines Jr. | |
|---|---|
_at_West_Point_in_1927.png) At West Point in 1927 | |
| Born | March 8, 1905 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | November 19, 1986 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., US |
| 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]
- ^ a b George Smith Patton; Paul Donal Harkins (1995). War as I knew it. Mariner Books. p. 275. ISBN 0-395-73529-7.
- ^ 6th Armored Division Archived June 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine