James Roland Hinds, better known as Jim, was the Nellis Air Force base historian and a novelist in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on December 8, 1937. Shortly after his birth, his parents became civil service employees and moved the family to Washington, D.C., where James grew up. He recieved his bachelor's from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and his master's degree from Southern Illinois University in 1964. After that, he served in the United States Army for two years.
Label on back: Purchase by Ron Lurie of First March of Dimes Christmas Tree Light - on display at Fashion Show Mall; November 17, 1982, Mary Coon, March of Dimes Executive Director, Commissioner Ron Lurie, Sally Brinkman