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COL Curtis Laverne “Curt” Dickinson

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Birth	:	18 Jul 1934 Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Jun 2020
Burial	:	Christ Church Cemetery, Weems, Lancaster County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.6810390, -76.4232910
Description	:	Obituary is from the Currie Funeral Home & Crematory (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, posted June 2020: Curtis L. "Curt" Dickinson , 85, of Florida, formerly of Mollusk, Virginia passed away June 22, 2020. He was born to Harold Knight Dickinson and Leota Kathryn Wiese on July 18, 1934 in Spencer, IA. There he attended school through HS., graduating in 1952. He married Frances Irene Mohr on October 6, 1957 at Sioux City, IA. Together they had four children, John Curtis, James David, Jerome Fred and Joel Lee Dickinson ; three grandchildren, Kurtis William Dickinson, Jacob Lee Dickinson and Joshua William... Read More	Obituary is from the Currie Funeral Home & Crematory (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, posted June 2020: Curtis L. "Curt" Dickinson , 85, of Florida, formerly of Mollusk, Virginia passed away June 22, 2020. He was born to Harold Knight Dickinson and Leota Kathryn Wiese on July 18, 1934 in Spencer, IA. There he attended school through HS., graduating in 1952. He married Frances Irene Mohr on October 6, 1957 at Sioux City, IA. Together they had four children, John Curtis, James David, Jerome Fred and Joel Lee Dickinson ; three grandchildren, Kurtis William Dickinson, Jacob Lee Dickinson and Joshua William Harris and one great grandson, Loki Dickinson. His higher education involved a BS in electrical engineering from Iowa State College, an MS in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado, and a Diploma from the National War College/Defense University. He spent his professional career in the U. S. Army serving first as enlisted where, as a "Radio Propagation's Specialist", he participated in the International Geophysical Year of 1957-8 by collecting ionospheric data on a floating iceberg in the Artic Ocean, participated in trials for atomic events testing, and taught at the Army Signal School. Upon completing college, he took a commission in the Army Signal Corps where he served until retirement in 1986. His duty assignments included overseas tours in Panama (Co. Cdr.), Vietnam twice (RVN Bn Advisor & Bde Sig Ofcr-101st Abn.), and Korea (Sig Bn Cdr 2nd ID) plus stateside tours with the Army Staff, the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the White House Communications Agency where he served both as Plans Officer and Trip Officer providing new equipment and travel packages for presidential travel. He completed his career as a full Colonel while serving as Deputy Cdr. and Assistant Program Manager for the Army's signal procurement agency. His awards/decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Presidential Service Badge and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. Following retirement, Curt moved to the Northern Neck and settled in Mollusk, Va. There he built his own home and then became active in several veteran related organizations. He served The American Legion as Post 86 Cdr., 12th District Cdr., and Virginia's Department Vice Cdr., and on several committees. He also served 17 years with the Legion's Boys State Program, the first ten as a city councilor and then as assistant to the Director, finally being inducted into the Boys State Hall of Fame. Curt also chaired the County War Memorial Committee that provided a six sided obelisk honoring the counties heroic war dead and recognizing all who served, to include those in the Merchant Marine. It resides in front of the old Lancaster County Courthouse. He also held several offices in TROA/MOAA and participated in the local SAR. In his later years, Curt wintered in Florida near Orlando, enjoying motorcycling and SCUBA diving and was instrumental in establishing a special NAUI certification for "Grumpy Old Divers". A funeral service will be held 11:00 a. m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, Va. Interment will follow the service at Historic Christ Church Burying Grounds, Weems, Va. Family will receive friends 4-6 p. m. Monday, June 29,2020 at the funeral home Memorial contributions may be made to Adams Post 86, The American Legion, P. O. Box 1982, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.

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Longitude: -76.4232910

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