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James Reed Hinnant
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Rank
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
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Date of Death
December 6, 1950
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Commander Hinnant was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard ship ROCKAWAY (WAVP-377) on the Ocean Weather Station HOW. On The evening of December 6. 1950, he made a dive below the ROCKAWAY attempting to free a line from a target raft, which had fouled in the port screw. He did not resurface. His remains were not recovered. |
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