Howard Madison Pinson: Escapes from Whittier for A Year

Howard Madison Pinson was born 20 Nov 1894 in Louisiana to Harvard Madison Pinson & Hattie Elizabeth (???).

Inmate: #2602 Whittier Reform School

Rec: 13 Oct 1910

Crime: Burglary

6 Aug 1910 Escaped

10 Oct 1910 he tried to escape through the dining room

Captured 17 Oct 1911

Paroled 10 Aug 1912

Returned from parole 2 May 1913 for larceny

Escaped 22 Jun 1913

Captured 15 Jan 1914

Paroled 7 Sep 1914

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1912

In 1918 he joined the army, I bet that is what he needed to turn his life around.

Name: Howard Pinson

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1892

Death Date: 12 Mar 1974

SSN: 564784372

Branch 1: ARMY

Enlistment Date 1: 14 Oct 1918

Release Date 1: 12 Dec 1918

Howard married 20 June 1921 in Mariposa, CA to Bernice S Walker (1903-1968). They had a daughter named Gwendolyn Betty Pinson 1923-2018.

In 1944 he was living in Hollywood working for the city as a fireman, I found him in the city directory.

Name: Howard M Pinson

Gender: Male

Residence Year: 1944

Street Address: 5408 Radford

Residence Place: North Hollywood; Studio City, California, USA

Occupation: City Frmn

Spouse: Bernice L Pinson

Publication Title: North Hollywood, California, City Directory, 1944

His WWII Draft Card

His father was a Teamster. Howard died 12 Mar 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.

I found his Find A Grave Memorial

His story is an awesome one where maybe reform school wasn't the answer for him, but the army was.