Lionel F. Pinn Sr (1923-1999) was a soldier of
three wars and countless battles. A POW in all three wars (WWII,
Korea and Vietnam). Awarded the Bronze Star w/oak leaf cluster and
four Purple Hearts. After his last Retirement he went into Law
Enforcement and eventually became the Chief Jailer at the Marshall
County Alabama jail. He was inducted into the Ft. Benning,
Georgia's Infantry Museum's "Triple CIB Hall of Honor" in 1992 and
the "Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame" in 1997. His critically
acclaimed biography, Hear the Bugles Calling was released in 2001.
Lionel live out his life in Guntersville, Alabama. He would
occasionally speak at schools and other gatherings about his
heritage and military life. According the his Enlistment records
Lionel enlisted November 18, 1941 at the age of 18, in the
Quartermaster Corp of the US Army. He weigh 144 pounds and stood 70
inches high. Lionel was buried with full military honors at the
Arlington National Cemetery [Sec 66 Site 5364].
Frank Sikora, a native of Byesville, Ohio, is a
veteran journalist and the author of The Judge: The Life and
Opinions of Alabama’s Frank M. Johnson, Jr.; Selma, Lord, Selma;
and Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case.
He is recently retired from the Birmingham News.
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