John Kermit Dickinson

1909 - 1975  (65 years)

• Name	John Kermit Dickinson
  Born	13 Nov 1909	Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia   [1]
  		John David Dickinson Family Family Bible page recording births.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Orrs, Spalding, Georgia   [2]
  Residence	1920	Griffin, Spalding, Georgia   [3]
  Residence	1930	Griffin, Spalding, Georgia   [4]
  Military	1941 - 1945	United States Navy, World War II, Pacific Theater
  		Veterans: World War II
  		John Kermit Dickinson, Sr. and sons
  Military	22 Feb 1945	San Diego, San Diego, California   [5, 6]
  	USS Wiley (DD 597) commissioned. "The destoyer conducted shakedown out of San Diego, Calif., through the end of April 1945; underwent post-shakedown availability at Puget Sound; and then sailed for the Hawaiian Islands, departing Port Angeles on 19 May and arriving at Pearl Harbor on the 26th. She trained in the vicinity of Oahu for three weeks before getting underway on 13 June to escort Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) to the Philippines."
  		Muster Role of USS Wiley (DD 597) 22 Feb 1945, page 1. Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949.
  		Muster Role of USS Wiley (DD 597) 22 Feb 1945, page 7. Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949.
  		USS Wiley (DD 597)
  Military	12 Jul 1945	San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines   [5, 6]
  	"Arriving at Leyte on 13 July and in Subic Bay on the 15th, [the USS] Wiley operated out of the Philippines on training exercises through the first week of August. The ship departed Subic Bay on 9 August and escorted a small group of tankers to the Ryukyus. Within a week, Japan capitulated, ending the war in the Pacific."
  		Muster Role of USS Wiley (DD 597) 12 Jul 1945, page 1. Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949.
  Military	1 Dec 1945	Inchon, Korea   [5]
  	"Wiley subsequently joined the North China force in operations off the coast of Asia, while Chinese communist and Nationalist forces fought for supremacy in the strategic northern provinces once occupied by the Japanese. Over the next three months, this peacekeeping duty took the destroyer to Dairen, Port Arthur, Chefoo, Tsingtao, and Chinwangtao. The ship destroyed floating Japanese mines with gunfire and screened the cruisers of Cruiser Division 6. On 8 September, Wiley covered the landings of a peacekeeping force of American troops at Inchon (then called Jinsen), Korea."
  		Muster Role of USS Wiley (DD 597) 1 Dec 1945, page 9. Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949.
  Died	27 Apr 1975	Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida   [1, 7, 8]
  Buried	30 Apr 1975	Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
  		Findagrave memorial for John Kermit Dickinson, Sr. Created by John Dickinson, 9 Mar 2008
  Notes	OBITUARY The Atlanta Journal Tuesday, April 29, 1975 Funeral for John K. Dickinson, 65, of Daytona Beach, Fla., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cascade Hill, with burial in Westview Cemetery. The Rev. Hal Marchman will officiate. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Margaret H. Cooper Dickinson of Daytona Beach; a daughter, Susan Dickinson of Atlanta; sons, the Rev. John K. Dickinson Jr. of Mount Zion and David M. Dickinson of Ft. Lewis Wash.; and sisters, Mrs. P. D. Henderson of Sandersville, Mrs. Paul M. Smith of Atlanta and Mrs. Ruth Sims of San Diego.
  Person ID	I0048	Dickinson
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	John David Dickinson,   b. 05 Sep 1866, Zetella, Spalding, Georgia ,   d. 17 Feb 1912, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alice Lula Josephine Bolton,   b. 17 May 1869, Crawford County, Georgia ,   d. 12 Jul 1930, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	21 Feb 1897	Zetella, Spalding, Georgia   [9]
  Albums		John David Dickinson Family (31) The family of John David Dickinson and Alice Lula Josephine Bolton of Douglas County, Georgia. Photos for five generations.
  Family ID	F0019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Helen Cooper,   b. 12 Dec 1912, Fort Green, Hardee, Florida ,   d. 22 Feb 1999, Chipley, Washington, Florida  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1935	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
  Children	1. John Kermit Dickinson, Jr.,   b. 17 Oct 1936, Druid Hills, DeKalb, Georgia ,   d. 29 Dec 2017, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   2. Living   3. Living
  Albums		John David Dickinson Family (31) The family of John David Dickinson and Alice Lula Josephine Bolton of Douglas County, Georgia. Photos for five generations.
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F0013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Nov 1909 - Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia Residence - 1920 - Griffin, Spalding, Georgia Residence - 1930 - Griffin, Spalding, Georgia Married - 30 Sep 1935 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia Military - USS Wiley (DD 597) commissioned. "The destoyer conducted shakedown out of San Diego, Calif., through the end of April 1945; underwent post-shakedown availability at Puget Sound; and then sailed for the Hawaiian Islands, departing Port Angeles on 19 May and arriving at Pearl Harbor on the 26th. She trained in the vicinity of Oahu for three weeks before getting underway on 13 June to escort Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) to the Philippines." - 22 Feb 1945 - San Diego, San Diego, California Military - "Arriving at Leyte on 13 July and in Subic Bay on the 15th, [the USS] Wiley operated out of the Philippines on training exercises through the first week of August. The ship departed Subic Bay on 9 August and escorted a small group of tankers to the Ryukyus. Within a week, Japan capitulated, ending the war in the Pacific." - 12 Jul 1945 - San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines Military - "Wiley subsequently joined the North China force in operations off the coast of Asia, while Chinese communist and Nationalist forces fought for supremacy in the strategic northern provinces once occupied by the Japanese. Over the next three months, this peacekeeping duty took the destroyer to Dairen, Port Arthur, Chefoo, Tsingtao, and Chinwangtao. The ship destroyed floating Japanese mines with gunfire and screened the cruisers of Cruiser Division 6. On 8 September, Wiley covered the landings of a peacekeeping force of American troops at Inchon (then called Jinsen), Korea." - 1 Dec 1945 - Inchon, Korea Died - 27 Apr 1975 - Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida Buried - 30 Apr 1975 - Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Dickinson, John Kermit Sr. John Kermit Sr., and Jr.
  		Dickinson, John Kermit Sr.
  		Dickinson, John K., Sr. and Sisters John K., Mary Ruth Sims, Effie Faye Smith, Willie Kate Sowell (later, Guthrie, later Henderson), and Leila Austin.
  		Dickinson, John Kermit Sr. John Kermit Dickinson was the youngest child, and the only surviving son, of John David Dickinson and Lula Josephine Bolton.
  		Lula Bolton, John K., and Mary Ruth Dickinson
  		Dickinson, John Kermit Sr.
  		Dickinson, John Kermit Sr. On the right, with pipe.
  		Dickinson, John K., Sr., and Margaret Cooper John K., Sr., and Margaret Cooper Dickinson and son John K., Jr.
  		John K. and Margaret Cooper Dickinson Back: John Kermit Dickinson, Sr., Margaret Cooper Dickinson, Phyllis Jones Dickinson. Front: Joy Dickinson Smith, John Rhett Dickinson.
  		Dickinson, John K, Willie Kate and Mary Ruth

  
  

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