William Wilson Dick, Jr

1915 - 2008  (92 years)

• Name	William Wilson Dick  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	22 Oct 1915	Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora
  Census	1930	Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora
  Census	1940	Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora
  _MILT	Bef 1941	Tennessee, USA   [10, 11]
  	US Army - WWII; 191st Tank Battalion, Tennessee National Guard
  Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
  Military Award	Bronze Star  [10]
  		Medal-Bronze Star
  Residence	Jun 1954	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  Obituary	Jun 2008	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Jun 2008, Thu • Page B5
  FSID	G3BT-DSP
  Death	10 Jun 2008	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 10]
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Dorothy Gilliam and William Dick, buried together
  		Cemetery-Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum (Nashville TN)
  		Grave-DICK Dorothy and William
  Person ID	I23902	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	William Wilson 'Willie' Dick, Sr,   b. 10 Dec 1889, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Aug 1968, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cora Ruth Bishop,   b. 1 Feb 1886, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 5 Jun 1954, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Apr 1914	Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [13]
  Divorce	Jan 1921	Halifax County, Virginia, USA   [13]
  	Divorce of Cora and William Dick
  Family ID	F11164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Louise Gilliam,   b. 14 May 1919, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 2007, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1941	District of Columbia, USA   [4, 11, 14, 15]
  Family Residence	1992	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Nancy Dick   2. Carolyn W Dick   3. William W Dick, Jr   4. Robert P Dick
  Family ID	F9407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Edna Mae Thomasson,   b. 26 Mar 1916, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 2013, Old Bridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1939	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F9408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1915 - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora - 1920 - Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora - 1930 - Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Jan 1939 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora - 1940 - Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA _MILT - US Army - WWII; 191st Tank Battalion, Tennessee National Guard - Bef 1941 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 8 Dec 1941 - District of Columbia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Residence - Jun 1954 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Family Residence - 1992 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Obituary - The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Jun 2008, Thu • Page B5 - Jun 2008 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - 10 Jun 2008 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms and Icons

  Medal-Bronze Star

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), William Dick. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198636/william-w-dick [S213] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1960. [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [S1576] Ancestry.com, District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). [S92] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168655. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Danville City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04306; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 106-29. [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342201. 1930 United States Federal Census [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 38. 1920 United States Federal Census [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson,. 1950 United States Federal Census [S2329] Obituary of William Dick - Nashville Tennesean - 2008, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 12 Jun 2008;), The Tennessean; Publication Date: 12 Jun 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL:. Born October 22, 1915 in Greensboro, NC. Died June 10, 2008 in Nashville. He served in France, Belgium and Germany in WWII, and was part of the June 6th D-Day landing on Normandy Beach. While serving, he made movies of the war, which are now in the Smithsonian Institute. He received the bronze star and commendations from the French Government for his services to help liberate France from Nazi occupation. Everyone who knew Billy would quickly state, "There is nothing that he couldn’t do." He will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alive Hospice. Services will beheld 2p.m. Saturday, a tWoodland Presbyterian Church, with visitation 1 hour prior to the service. Entombment to follow service at Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum. WOODLAWN- ROESCH-PATTON FUNERAL HOME, 660Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37204 • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Jun 2008, Thu • Page B5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/278940424/?article=d0d5da11-81c4-41cf-a4b4-d3c74cf8a7d6&focus=0.19375807,0.39591092,0.3457686,0.69619244&xid=3355 Obituary-DICK William [S2336] Engagement of Dorothy Gilliam and William Dick - Nashville Tennessean - 12 Oct 1941, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 12 Oct 1941;), Dorothy Louise Gilliam and William W Dick Jr Engagement. Mr and Mr Matt Neely Gilliam announcea the engagment of their daughter, Dorothy Louise, to Sgt William W Dick Jr, son of Mr and Mrs William W Dick, of Danville VA. Miss Gilliam, of Washington, DC and Nashville, is a granddaughter of Mrs R L Caruthers and the late Mr Caruthers, and a great-great-granddaughter of Judge Abram Caruthers, founder of Cumberland Law School in Lebanon. She is a great-great niece of Robert L Caruthers, governor of Tennessee in 1863. She is also a descendant of the Gilliam-Morrow family of Nashville. Sergeant Dick is a first sergeant of the 191st Tank Battalion of the National Guard, stationed at Ft Meade MD. The wedding will take place in December. • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Oct 1941, Sun • Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/147846418/?article=de707bb7-233a-40b9-b5db-888bf8f5fa39&focus=0.015385483,0.035756517,0.16046904,0.16589452&xid=3398 News-GILLIAM-DICK (Engagement) [S1462] Obituary of Cora Dick -Danville Bee - 1954, (Name: The Bee; Location: Danville, Virginia; Date: 7 Jun 1954;), Cora Ruth Bishop Dick Obituary. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40271745/the_bee/?xid=637 Obituary-DICK Cora Ruth (Bishop) [S2508] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Roll: 100817202. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 [S2328] Marriage of Dorothy and William Dick - Tennessean 6 Dec 2001, (Name: Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 6 Dec 2001;), Through the Good Times and the Bad. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112403054/?terms=Bill%2BDick News-DICK Dorothy and Bill (Anniversary) [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Tennessean; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 1941; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/147846418/?article=de707bb7-233a-40b9-b5db-888bf8f5fa39&focus=0.015385483,0.035756517,0.16046904,0.16589452&xid=3398.