James J. Tinneny III is the son of James J. Tinneny Jr. of Philadelphia and Margaret Casey.  Following his graduation from Villanova University, Jim was drafted into the United States Army in 1956.  In April 1957, after initial assignments in Texas and Georgia, he set sail aboard a troop ship bound for Liverpool, England and an assignment to Germany.  He served in Germany until 1958 at which time he returned to the United States and a brief assignment at Fort Meade, Virginia where he was separated from the army and returned to the Philadelphia area.