Lt. Colonel Jesse J. Hinton Jr. United States Army
Jesse J. Hinton Jr. was born to Jesse, Sr. (Hut) and Lela Dell Hinton in Nash County. He attended the public schools in Nash County. Upon completing high school, Jesse Jr. enlisted in the US Army in 1966.
Jesse received his military education from the following; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army Organization Effectiveness Training Center Department of Defense Language Institute, U.S. Army Military Assistance Officer Course, U.S. Army Infantry Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Army Airborne School (Base and Jump Master) and U.S. Army Infantry Officer Candidate School.
In 1978 he received a BA degree in History from Fayetteville State, North Carolina. In 1980 he attended Webster College in St. Louis, Missouri where he attained an MA degree in management.
Jesse did overseas duty in Korea, Vietnam and Panama. From July 1975 to December 1975 he was commander of the US Army Airborne School 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces group Fort Sherman, Canal Zone (Panama). He planned, coordinated and directed basic and advanced airborne training for soldiers from countries throughout Central and South American at one of only three airborne schools within the United States Army. His staff of ten, using the required language for instruction of Spanish, received continuous praise for their outstanding performance.
From December 1975 to July 1977 he was the Civil Military Operation Officer 3rd Battalion, 7th Special forces Group Fort Gullick, Canal Zone (Panama). He coordinated and implemented community relation activities that had a tremendous impact on improving the relationship between the organization and the citizens of Panama.
Jesse was the race relation equals opportunity officer 20th engineer Brigade, Fort Brag, North Carolina. He served as primary advisor from June 1977 to March 1978 to the commander in the area of race relations. Jesse conducted seminars and serves that determined the problem areas, real or perceived. He developed and implemented strategies that improved the racial climate and overall efficiency with the organization. Jesse conducted surveys, seminars and interventions that successfully improved the overall effectiveness of a combat organization of over fifteen hundred members.
Jesse was the Senior Assistant Professor of Military Science at North Carolina A & T State University, in Greensboro, North Carolina where he developed and presented a “Program of Instruction” that successfully prepared over eighty cadets for the transition from college student to commission officer in the United States Army. He supervised departmental staff activities in the areas of administration, recruitment, training, logistics and budget.
He was the senior army instructor JROTC at the J. H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina. Jesse chaired the JROTC Department and serves as a member of the “leadership team”. The JROTC programs developed into an Honor Unit with distinguish as a result of the outstanding level of student leadership. Student leadership is a direct outcome of our focus on educating and training cadets on the fundamentals while expecting and demanding self-discipline.
Jesse has been retired from the military for twenty-two years. He is currently a Special Assistance to the Superintendent of the Pitt County School System. He is married to Rosa Joyner Hinton.