William was born in 1911. He enlisted 03 Nov 1942 and served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He was married at the time of his enlistment. When he passed away in 1991, he was buried in the Garden of the Last Supper, Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Florida. He actually has two grave markers there. One is just his with his military information, then a few graves away there is one he shares with his wife, Pauline.
Sources
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMXN-XF4 : accessed 1 April 2015), William H Dixon, enlisted 03 Nov 1942, Cp Blanding, Florida, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Information recorded by Carolyn Martin from grave marker at Garden of the Last Supper in Tallahassee Memory Gardens (cemetery), Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA.
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2VX-SPN : accessed 1 April 2015), William H Dickson, 10 Jan 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV6W-J3G : accessed 1 April 2015), William Hilliard Dickson, 10 Jan 1991; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 2445, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville
"Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV6W-J3G : accessed 1 April 2015), William Hilliard Dickson, 10 Jan 1991; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 2445, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
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