John L. 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][3] 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]
Hines would serve as the head coach of the Army hockey team for the 1943-44 season compiling a 5-4-0 record
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Smith Patton (1995). War as I knew it. Mariner Books, 275. ISBN 0-395-73529-7.
- ↑ 6th ARMORED DIVISION
- ↑ US Army Center of Military History. 2010-05-24. Accessed: 2010-05-24. (Archived by WebCite)