George Whitfield Dodson III^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

1923 - 1997  (74 years)

• Name	George Whitfield Dodson III
  Nickname	"Whit'
  Birth	6 Feb 1923	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Feb 1997	Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Family	Armella Kathrine Mayer,   b. 21 May 1923, Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Apr 2019, Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1948	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  	Cathedral of the Incarnation
  Children	1. George Whitfield Dodson IV   2. Peter Michael Dodson III   3. Andrew Jackson Dodson

  
  

• Photos

  George Whitfield Dodson III - Photo

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Armella Mayer and George Dodson - Wedding Story
  		Armella Mayer and George Dodson - Engagement Announcement 1948
  		George Dodson III - WWII Draft Card
  		George Dodson III - Obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  George Whitfield Dodson III - Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  Some records refer to George as a “Junior,” which would suggest that only his father shared the same first, middle, and last name. However, official records confirm that George is the third generation to carry this name and is properly identified as George Whitfield Dodson III. His parents were George Whitfield Dodson Jr. and Ladye Thelma Jackson. Whit enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school during World War II, later serving again in the Korean War. He spent his civilian career in federal service, retiring as an Assistant Commissioner with the GSA and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve.

  
  

• Sources

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