Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Dixon, William (Billy)
- West Virginia
Military Information:
- US Army
- Medal of Honor
- Deceased
- QR Code
- Indian Campaigns
- Civilian Guide
- 1-Alpha List
Bio:
MOH accredited to OK; rescinded in 1916-17 since he was a civilian; restored in 1989.
In 1883 Dixon returned to civilian life and built a home near the Adobe Walls site. He was postmaster there for 20 years and also the first sheriff of newly formed Hutchinson County, Texas. He served as state land commissioner and a justice of the peace.
https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-billy-dixon
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Cemetery:
Adobe Walls Battlefield Site, Adobe Walls, Hutchinson County, TX