Walter T. Hinton (10 November 1888 – 28 October 1981) was a United States aviator. Hinton was born in a farming family in Van Wert, Ohio. Seeing a poster urging young men to "Join the Navy and See the World", he joined the United States Navy. He saw action in the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. Hinton had a great fascination with early aircraft, and soon went into naval aviation. He spent years touring as a speaker promoting aviation. After his death in 1981, his ashes were interred at Arlington National Cemetery.