[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 56 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM BENJAMIN DIXON, SR., UNITED 
                              STATES ARMY

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2007

  Mr. SESSIONS of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of 
Lieutenant Colonel William Benjamin Dixon, Sr. and in honor of his 
patriotism and a life dedicated to service.
  After spending his life dedicated to serving this great Nation, Bill 
passed away on March 23, 2007. He began as an Air Observation Pilot 
flying an L-4 and served in the War in Rhineland and Central Europe 
with the 2nd Infantry Division. He received multiple honors including 
the EAME Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, American Campaign Medal, 
WWII Victory Medal, a Purple Heart, and two Air Force Commendation 
Medals for meritorious service.
  He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Purna Lee Dixon; five 
children, Laura Elizabeth Hansbrough of Kansas City, MO; William B. 
Dixon, Jr. of Bryan, TX; John Robert Dixon of Hingham, MA; Carol Ann 
Erwin of Sanger, TX; and Milly Ann Vickery of Frost, TX; and 12 
grandchildren.
  He will be remembered as a devoted family man, a decorated Army Air 
Corps veteran, and a proud graduate of Texas A&M University. May God 
bless all those he loved, and may I convey to them my sincerest 
condolences and the gratitude of the American people.

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