David Raymond Hinton

David R. Hinton of New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus, N.J., died on April 28, 2016. He was 91.
Son of the late Oris and Pearl (Powell) Hinton, he was born on April 30, 1924, in Englewood, N.J. He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1942 and served his country in the Army Air Corps. as a “Tuskegee Airman.”
After returning home, he finished at Howard University, earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. His career included working on radio systems for the Gemini and Apollo projects. In 1970, he started Universal Microfilm and Microfiche in Bergenfield, N.J. Before retiring as a civil servant, he was a purchasing director for the City of Englewood. He was awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Award on May 19, 2015, and also took part in the Veteran’s History Project by submitting his oral history.
Survivors include his son, James David Hinton and wife, Josephine, of Sanford, Fla.; daughter, Beverly Hinton Beers and husband, Howard, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa.; grandchildren, Joshua David Beers of Philadelphia; and Daniel, Samuel, and Esther Beers of Dingmans Ferry, Pa.
Cremation took place at the convenience of the family. Final interment will take place at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements were made by Stroyan Funeral Home, Milford, Pa.