William Hinton journal 1919

Identifier:
1271  
Object ID:
2016.6.2
Catalog:
Archives
Title:
William Hinton journal 1919
Description:
Journal of William K. Hinton, while in the US Navy, 3/31/1919-1923.
William K. Hinton
William was a certified boy scout scoutmaster with a term ending in 1932, and from all appearances,
was a caring husband and father. William left the area and went back to Ohio around 1936 or 1937,
where he had family. Paul would have been 9 or 10 at this time. He worked in Colombus in an electric
shop doing radio service work. He later worked at the Curtis Wright plant making electrical
connections between the engines and planes.
They were not officially divorced? as on William's death certificate, Harriet is listed as surviving
spouse. According to this document,William died in El Cajon, California. His occupation is listed as
accountant for K.A.L. Industries, which was involved with auctions. As he was a radioman in his navy
years, he gravitated to work with radio repair after leaving the area. In a 1971 letter written to Harriet
and Paul, he describes his fondness for playing the “numbers", and how he sometimes heard a voice in
his dreams that told him which numbers to play!
Date:
3/31/1919

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Citation

“William Hinton journal 1919,” Tremont Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ths.digitalarchive.us/items/show/572.Item 1271

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