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JOHNSON, DIXIE C., 70, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (June 8,
1989). He was born in Jacksonville and moved to New Port Richey in
1982 from Maryland. He was an Army retiree and a member of the
Florida State Chapter of Ex-Prisoners of War. He was a member of the
82nd Airborne Division, the Scottish Rite and Asbury United
Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae; a son,
Richard, Hawaii; a daughter, Terri Johnson Jett, Jessup, Md.; and
three grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, Tampa.
(St. Petersburg Times,
St. Petersburg, FL, 10 Jun 1989, Page 15 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
Jumpmaster Note: Dixie was
a member of the 509th PIR when he was captured on February 29, 1944
in Italy. He was liberated on May 30, 1945 and was later
assigned to the 508th. |
