SERVICE MEMORIES

Alfred Walton Hinds Date of death: 25-Dec-57

Alfred Hinds graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1894. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Navy Cross

Awarded for actions during the World War I
 

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Alfred Walton Hinds, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. ROCHESTER, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.

Action Date: World War I

Service: Navy

Rank: Captain

Company: Commanding Officer

Division: U.S.S. Rochester

Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret