Dawkins, Roy H. Jr.

1919 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Dawkins, Roy H.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	23 Aug 1919	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DAWK.R003
  _FGRAVE	21554706
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 1505th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Roy H. Dawkins Jr. (1919-2007)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Dawkins, Roy H. Jr. (1919-2007)
  Death	30 Aug 2007	St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  	Plot: C1 13 d3
  Person ID	I43569	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	O'Dell, Viola M.,   b. 1922   d. 1983 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F19064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Aug 1919 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 30 Aug 2007 - St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He passed away at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born in Louisville, the son of Roy H. Dawkins, Sr. and Dorothy Phillips Dawkins. He married Viola Mary O'Dell December 24, 1941. She preceded him in death December 2, 1983. Mr. Dawkins was a retired postmaster in Louisville after 38 years, a 63 year member of the Louisville American Legion and he was an U. S. Air Force Veteran serving in WWII. Survivors include a son, Mike Dawkins; a daughter, Sandie Caplinger, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and a sister. Funeral services were held at Neal Funeral Home with burial in Floral Garden of Memories, Flora, IL.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15289] World War II Honoree, Roy H. Dawkins, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1876420) (Reliability: 2).