Dickey, Donald W. (1925 - 2020): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1925 - 2020 (94 years)

Name	Dickey, Donald W.
Birth	4 Oct 1925	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	DICK.D002
_FGRAVE	206325854
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 232nd Field Artillery Battalion, 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division, United States Army [1, 2]
	Entered active service as a draftee on February 8, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. After training as a field lineman (MOS 641), joined the 232nd Field Artillery Battalion, 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Departed the Continental U.S. on January 6, 1945 and entered combat in vicinity of Lutzelstein, France on February 17, 1945. Fought in France, Germany and Austria through the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. After V-E Day, returned to the U.S. and stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Awarded The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private 1st Class on April 25, 1946. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=475409
		World War II Honoree, Dickey, Donald W. (1925-2020)
		Donald W. Dickey (1925-2020)
		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. …
		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,…
		United States Army
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Military Service Ribbons, Dickey, Donald W. (1925-2020) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
		42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division, United States Army
		42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division, United States Army
		Camp Gruber, Braggs, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
		Fort Bragg, North Carolina
		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Death	16 Jan 2020	Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana [1]
Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [3]
Burial		Headstone, Dickey, Donald W.
Person ID	I43589	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

Father	DICKEY, Waldo M., b. 11 Oct 1900, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Jan 1989, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
Mother	KINNAMAN, Mary Esther, b. 10 Sep 1905, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Oct 2006, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 101 years)
Family ID	F11886	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rush, Geraldine L. 'Gerry', b. 20 Nov 1930, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 2019, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)

Marriage 25 May 1956 Xenia, Clay County, Illinois [1, 4]

Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 7 months - She : 25 years and 6 months.

Children

1. Dickey, K.L.

Family ID F16794 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Marriage - 25 May 1956 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois

= Link to Google Earth

Notes

While attending his senior year of high school in 1944, Don was drafted into the U.S. Army (during World War II) and became part of the 232nd Field Artillery Battalion, 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division. He was sent to the European Theater of Operations and his division moved through France and Germany, to the Austrian Rhineland. He went on to a career with the Flora Post Office as a rural mail carrier. He was a longtime and faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Flora where he and Gerry had been a part of the Win-A-Couple Sunday School Class in the past. Don was a member of Clay County Hospital Auxiliary, Flora American Legion Post #14, and Flora VFW Post #3999. He was a past member of Rural Letter Carriers, Flora Airport Authority, a Trustee for Harter Township Cemeteries, and had also served as a member of Flora ESDA for 35 years.

Sources

[S13596] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Dickey, Donald W., 94, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/936/), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15307] World War II Honoree, Donald W. Dickey, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=475409) (Reliability: 2).
[S13597] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Dickey, Donald W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206325854/donald-w_-dickey), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14057] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Dickey, Geraldine L., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197160226/geraldine-l_-dickey), none. (Reliability: 2).