Background
Hill, John Downing was born on September 4, 1890 in Castleberry, Alabama, United States. Son of William Arthur and Alice Moselle (Downing) Hill.
Hill, John Downing was born on September 4, 1890 in Castleberry, Alabama, United States. Son of William Arthur and Alice Moselle (Downing) Hill.
Student, Vanderbilt University, 1912. Bachelor of Laws, University of Alabama, 1915. Graduate student, Northwestern University, 1921.
Edward V. Schaffer). Admitted to Alabama State bar, 1915, practiced in Birmingham, Alabama from (with absence for military service). United State Attorneys for northern district of Alabama, 1946-1953. Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, and advanced through grades to major, 1916-1921.
Served with Infantry, World Wars I and World War II Rank of colonel, O.R.C.
Married Carrilee Heflin, June 13, 1914. Children: Carolyn Heflin (Mistress C. Dozier Carr), Alice Moselle (wife of Doctor.