Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316528:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LYVL-RBZ
• _UID: 9C1140D235BD49D081B45824AD52826D6981
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Graduation: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Fort Smith High School
• Residence: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 8 Jun 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; met Susan Louise Bailey
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Occupation: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; helper in a shoe store
• Residence: Jun 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Address:
  3934 1/2 S. Western Ave., Apt. 5
• Military: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; registered for the draft
• Occupation: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Western Auto Supply Co, display advertising printer; Address:
  1100 South Grand Ave
• Residence: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Address:
  3934 1/2 S. Western Ave
• Residence: 18 Feb 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 11 Sep 1944, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; enlisted; Address:
  Camp Joseph T. Robinson
• Military: Feb 1945, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Military: Oct 1945, Leyte, Leyte, Philippines; landing in the Pacific
• Military: 1946, Seoul, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea; in the occupation force after the end of hostilities
• Military: 18 Feb 1946; Release date from U.S. Army
• Residence: 1951, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1996, Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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.

Birth:
Are birth certificates available from the time of Granddad's birth? What about a delayed birth certificate?

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H jr shoe repr R H Dickson r 2230 No 14th

Residence:
On Bob's birth certificate, dated 6 Oct 1941, it says that they had lived in California for only four months.

Military:
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.

Military:
Enlisted for the duration of the war plus 6 months.

Military:
U.S. Army, 40th Infantry Division, 108th Bat.

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H jr (Susan L) whsemn Ft Smith Vehicle h 5106 Speers

Buried:
Robert was cremated and his remains are in the columbarium at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Allison Park, PA.

Robert married Susan Louise Bailey on 23 Feb 1940 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. Susan (daughter of Charles Council Bailey and Viola Tennison) was born on 1 Oct 1919 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; died on 11 Jan 2006 in McCandless Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Bette Carole Wren [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mary Ellen Daly [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316472:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: G27G-HKL
• _UID: C8F932B0F7E945EDB0DA6B447071AC79F491
• Census: 2 Apr 1950, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  5016 Speer St.

Notes:

EDUCATION: B.A, M.A. in Engish, University of Arkansas

OCCUPATION: Junior High & High School English Teacher

DEATH: 6 Feb 1992: This morning, Ralph died as a result of complications from a kidney transplant. He had been suffering from poly-cystic kidney disease and had received a transplanted kidney from his brother, Bob. Rejection set in, and he entered the hospital just before Christmas 1991. After several attempts at beating the rejection, he was moved from Little Rock, AR to Pittsburgh to be apart of an experimental procedure. None of these worked either, and he eventually just failed to respond any further. He died about 3:30 this morning.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34665577

BURIAL: Ralph is buried next to his grandfather, Charles Council Bailey, in Vinita, the Bailey family cemetery, Hackett, Sebastian Co.,Arkansas

Daryl married Wanda Jean Phillips [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daryl married Linda Marie Ridener on 27 Oct 1990 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brian married Kathleen Ann Boyle [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcus married Laura Ann Wasserberger [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcus married Heather Lynn Enaya Parr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]