COL US Marine Corps
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Owen Murray Hines, 85, a retired colonel in the Marine Corps and a former Alexandria resident, died of cancer June 27 at Suburban Hospital in Louisville.
Col. Hines, a resident of Louisville, was born in Nashville. He graduated from Vanderbilt University. In 1932, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps.
During World War II, he served in the Pacific as an aviation control officer. After the war he was stationed in California and Chicago until 1955, when he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington. He remained there until retiring in 1964 as deputy director of reserve personnel.
Col. Hines was a member of the Washington Golf and Country Club and the Army & Navy Club. He lived in Alexandria until moving to Louisville in 1970.
His first wife, Harriett Hines, died in 1968.
Survivors include his wife, Kate Hines, one son, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
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Obit courtesy of Findagrave Contributor Looper5920 (#47541579). Thank you.
For biographical and source information, see WikiTree.com Profile: Wiki-ID: Hines-6202.
COL US Marine Corps
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Owen Murray Hines, 85, a retired colonel in the Marine Corps and a former Alexandria resident, died of cancer June 27 at Suburban Hospital in Louisville.
Col. Hines, a resident of Louisville, was born in Nashville. He graduated from Vanderbilt University. In 1932, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps.
During World War II, he served in the Pacific as an aviation control officer. After the war he was stationed in California and Chicago until 1955, when he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington. He remained there until retiring in 1964 as deputy director of reserve personnel.
Col. Hines was a member of the Washington Golf and Country Club and the Army & Navy Club. He lived in Alexandria until moving to Louisville in 1970.
His first wife, Harriett Hines, died in 1968.
Survivors include his wife, Kate Hines, one son, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
Source unknown
Obit courtesy of Findagrave Contributor Looper5920 (#47541579). Thank you.
For biographical and source information, see WikiTree.com Profile: Wiki-ID: Hines-6202.
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