USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Hinkle, James Edward

Email: [email protected]

Service Dates: 1942-1946

Rank/Duty Assigned: Aviation Airman First Class

James E. Hinkle is my father and was on the USS Lexington when it was bombed and torpedoed in the Battle of the Coral Sea. He had to jump off the ship and was picked up by the Marines and taken to Australia. His interview is in the Library of Congress.