Dixon
Bradley
"Dick"
Purdy
Jr.
Born in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Dixon Bradley Purdy Sr.
and Verda Ann (Coats) Purdy
Husband of
Enda Paris (Mullins) Purdy
— married
23 May 1966 in Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Father of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 81
in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Dixon Bradley Purdy Jr, son of Dixon Bradley Purdy and Verda Coats, was born 26 February 1924 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. [1] [2]
At age 18, less than a year after the entry of the United States into World War II, he was working at an aircraft plant in Memphis, Tennessee.
PFC Dixon Purdy Jr. served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 12 Mar 1943
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Service ended:
Service started: 12 Mar 1943
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Service ended:
During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces. [3]
He married Edna Paris Mullins and had three sons.
He died 28 September 2005 and was buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Dawson Springs, Hopkins County. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," FamilySearch database, Dixon B Purdy, 1924; citing Birth, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. Link
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #102713639 accessed 14 November 2018), memorial page for Dixon B. Purdy, Jr (26 Feb 1924–28 Sep 2005), citing Rosedale Cemetery, Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by gene hunter.
- ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," FamilySearch database, Dixon B Jr Purdy, enlisted 12 Mar 1943, Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Link
- 1930 U.S. Census - Dawson Springs, Magisterial Dist.# 5, Hopkins Co., KY; p11B, ED# 0026, FHL# 2340486 - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com.
- Purdy, Dixon Bradley Jr. (b 26 Feb 1924) - registration for U.S. military draft in Memphis, TN, on 30 Jun 1942 - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com.
- Purdy, Dixon Bradley (26 Feb 1924-30 Sep 2005) - data abstract of newspaper obit, originally publ. in _The Messenger_ (Madisonville, KY) on 30 Sep 2005 - viewed on Ancestry.com.
- Purdy, Dixon B (26 Feb 1924-28 Sep 2005) - data abstract fm National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019 - viewed on Ancestry.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dixon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dixon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dixon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dixon:
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