Dickey, Donald W.

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]
  		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).