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- Service record: World War II in three years, 3 months,3 days. Ground crew
Air Force, 11 Oct 1942 - 21 Jan 1946. In July sent to Tinian Island with 509 Composite Group connected with Atomic Bomb. Returned to States 04 Nov 1945 rateing Sgt.
Worked with Kansas State Highway Department, Colby Kansas.
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Obituary for Dwight Dillinger
Dwight Dillinger Obituary Dwight Warren Dillinger was born September 2, 1921 to Troy Clyde and Amanda (Thompson) Dillinger. He grew up on the family farm located 8 ½ miles northwest of Brewster, KS in Sherman County. He attended New Hope School, located 1 ½ miles from his home, through his 8th grade year. He then attended and graduated from Brewster High School in 1939. After graduating from High School, he farmed in the area until entering the Army Air Corp in November 1942. He served with the 509th Bomb Group until January 21,1946. He was a member of the Colby American Legion. He married Ethel Marie Bieber March 12, 1945. After discharge from the service they spent 12 years in Idaho before returning to northwest Kansas. Dwight was preceded in death by his wife Ethel Marie (Bieber) Dillinger, a grandson Garth Brian Dillinger, 6 sisters Elna Bice, Clarice Blakely, Oleta Snow, Elva Craft, Olga Shwartzkopf, & Alta Kerton. 2 brothers, Sidney Dillinger and Troy Dillinger. Survived by daughter Bernita (Dallas) Conley of Emporia, Kansas. Sons Kieth (Janice) Dillinger of Phoenix, Arizona; Ronald (Nan) Dillinger of Bivins, Texas; Donald (Eunice) Dillinger of Hays, Kansas; Larry (Pam) Dillinger of Mansville, Oklahoma. Also 13 grandchildren and 23 Great-grandchildren. He retired from the Kansas Dept. of Transportation in Colby, Kansas. After 21 years of service. He then worked for Wal-mart in Colby as a greeter for 15 years. In 2005, he retired and moved to Hays. In April 2014, he was moved into Prairie Senior Living Center in Colby, where he lived until his Death on August 18, 2015
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1921 - 2015 (93 years)
