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Robert Harrison Dickson, Jr.

Robert Harrison Dickson, Jr.[1]

Male 1919 - 2007  (87 years)

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  • Name Robert Harrison Dickson 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 29 Nov 1919  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Are birth certificates available from the time of Granddad's birth? What about a delayed birth certificate?
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Jan 1920  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 4 Apr 1930  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    2230 North 29th St 
    Graduation 1938  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Fort Smith High School 
    Residence 1938  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Dickson, Robt H jr shoe repr R H Dickson r 2230 No 14th
    Misc 8 Jun 1938  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    met Susan Louise Bailey 
    Census 18 Apr 1940  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    2230 North 29th St 
    Occupation 18 Apr 1940  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    helper in a shoe store 
    Residence Jun 1941  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    3934 1/2 S. Western Ave., Apt. 5 
    • On Bob's birth certificate, dated 6 Oct 1941, it says that they had lived in California for only four months.
    Military 1 Jul 1941  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    registered for the draft 
    • Draft registration notes that he is 5' 9 1/2" tall, 140 lbs, ruddy complexion, and that his mouth draws to the left when laughing.
    Occupation 1 Jul 1941  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Western Auto Supply Co, display advertising printer 
    Address:
    1100 South Grand Ave 
    Residence 1 Jul 1941  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    3934 1/2 S. Western Ave 
    Residence 18 Feb 1942  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Military 11 Sep 1944  Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    enlisted 
    Address:
    Camp Joseph T. Robinson 
    • Enlisted for the duration of the war plus 6 months.
    Military Feb 1945  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S. Army, 40th Infantry Division, 108th Bat.
    Military Oct 1945  Leyte, Leyte, Philippines Find all individuals with events at this location 
    landing in the Pacific 
    Military 1946  Seoul, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    in the occupation force after the end of hostilities 
    Military 18 Feb 1946  [11] 
    Release date from U.S. Army 
    Residence 1951  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Dickson, Robt H jr (Susan L) whsemn Ft Smith Vehicle h 5106 Speers
    Residence 1996  Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _AMTID 162485316528:1030:191555462 
    _FSFTID LYVL-RBZ 
    _UID 9C1140D235BD49D081B45824AD52826D6981 
    Death 2 Jul 2007  Cheswick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Burial Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road 
    • Robert was cremated and his remains are in the columbarium at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Allison Park, PA.
    Person ID I2600  Scott Dickson
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2022 

    Father Robert Harrison Dickson,   b. 12 Aug 1878, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Mildred Ethel Garner,   b. 20 Sep 1887, Ranger, Yell, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1974, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1912  Yell, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16] 
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Louise Bailey,   b. 1 Oct 1919, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 2006, McCandless Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [17] 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1940  Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Harrison Dickson, III
     2. Daryl Ralph Dickson,   b. 9 Feb 1944, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1992, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Nov 1919 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Jan 1920 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1930 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    2230 North 29th St - 1 Apr 1935 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - Address:
    Fort Smith High School - 1938 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - met Susan Louise Bailey - 8 Jun 1938 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Feb 1940 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    2230 North 29th St - 18 Apr 1940 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - helper in a shoe store - 18 Apr 1940 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    3934 1/2 S. Western Ave., Apt. 5 - Jun 1941 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - registered for the draft - 1 Jul 1941 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Western Auto Supply Co, display advertising printer,Address:
    1100 South Grand Ave - 1 Jul 1941 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    3934 1/2 S. Western Ave - 1 Jul 1941 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 18 Feb 1942 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - enlisted,Address:
    Camp Joseph T. Robinson - 11 Sep 1944 - Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Feb 1945 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - landing in the Pacific - Oct 1945 - Leyte, Leyte, Philippines Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - in the occupation force after the end of hostilities - 1946 - Seoul, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1996 - Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 2007 - Cheswick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road - - Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Military: Served in WWII

      Residence: Fort Smith AR, moved to Allison Park, PA, 1996

      Robert served in the 40th Infantry Division of the US Army, 108th Battalion. Though he did not actively seek to enlist, due to the fact that he had two small children, when he was called for the draft, he did not seek deferment. He trained at Camp B. in Florida before shipping out to the Philippine Islands. He arrived on Leyte island in the spring of 1945 after the fighting in Europe had already ended and participated in battle there. Given the choice between being a machine gunner and an mortar man, he selected the mortar. He said that he would much rather be back behind the mountain than out in front just making the enemy mad. He was the 2nd gunner in an mortar team,carrying the mortar tube itself. His unit served in the Philippines through the end of hostilities and them moved to Korea in October 1945 to serve with the occupation forces there. During his time in Korea,Robert served as a truck driver.

      While in the Army, Robert received his marksman medal, a good conduct medal, and campaign ribbons for the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and the Liberation of the Philippines Campaign. He served 16 months in the army and returned home in June 1946. His serial number from his dog-tag was 38732441 T44.

      Granddad says that he and Grandmother met on June 8, 1938. They were at a church youth meeting. She knew who he was but he didn't know her. They met and talked. He walked her home, since she lived close to him. He walked her home the next week as well. After that, she was babysitting on a regular basis and would take the child she was babysitting to the drug store for a soda. He would meet up with her there and talk. After they met one another, they neither one ever dated anyone else.

      Granddad died peacefully around 5pm on Monday, July 2, 2007.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Descendants of John W. Tennyson. Unattributed typ.

    2. [S1849] 1950 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co., AR, Fort Smith; 76-19; Sheet 2; Dwelling 21, 5016 Speer St.; Robert H. Dickson Jr.; 1 April 2022.

    3. [S568] 1920 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Fort Smith, Upper Township, Ward 1; ED 148; page 4A; dwelling 68, family 78, 2124 N. 14th St.; R.H. Dickson.

    4. [S561] 1930 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Fort Smith, Ward 1; ED 66-33; p. 4A; dwelling 70, family 84, 2230 N. 14th St; Robert Dickson.

    5. [S620] 1940 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co., AR, Fort Smith, Upper Twp; ED 66-33; sheet 22-B; household 455; Dickson, R.H. Sr.

    6. [S1055] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, 20 February 2017; Fort Smith High School, 1938.

    7. [S432] Calvert's Fort Smith (Sebastian County, Arkansas), p. 139.

    8. [S1073] Ancestry, U.S., World Ward II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 1 September 2018; Robert Harrison Dickson, 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, California.

    9. [S619] Obituary - Robert H. Dickson Sr., Deaths - Robert H. Dickson Sr.; 20 November 1942.

    10. [S894] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, 20 February 2017; Robert H. Dickson Jr.

    11. [S855] Ancestry - U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, 20 February 2017; Robert Dickson, b. 29 Nov 1919.

    12. [S433] Calvert's Fort Smith (Sebastian County, Arkansas), p. 147.

    13. [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 22 December 2014; Robert H. Dickson; Arkansas (Before 1951).

    14. [S612] Marriage License - Robert H. Dickson and Mildred Ethel Garner, 28 Sept 1912; Belleville, Yell Co., Arkansas.

    15. [S789] Marriages - Arkansas, Yell Co., Ethel Garner to Robert H. Dickson; 29 September 1912; Book J, page 532.

    16. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 23 December 2014; R H Dickson to Ethel Garner, 29 Sep 1912, .

    17. [S607] Obituary for Donald Luther Bailey, 19 Oct 1970, Obituary - Don L. Bailey; 19 October 1970.

    18. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 24 May 2013; Robert H Dickson to Susan Louise Bailey, License Date: 23 Feb 1940.


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