Military start: 7 Jan 1942
Military discharge: 29 Nov 1945
Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) - Sunday, June 15, 2003
FROSTPROOF -- Wounded while serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II, Mr. Aaron Earl Dawson of Frostproof was awarded the Purple Heart 57 years later.
Mr. Dawson died of cancer Saturday (June 14, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Hospital. He was 78.
Born Oct. 4, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he came here from Alabama in 1959. He worked for Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Frostproof and Proctor and Gamble. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary for many years.
Serving as a squad leader in the war, Mr. Dawson was sent home after he was injured June 22, 1945, on Okinawa when a grenade exploded three feet away from him. He spent the next 57 years looking for the lost records of his injuries.
Proof finally surfaced after a soldier answered an ad that asked if anyone remembered the battle.
On March 2, 2002, Mr. Dawson received his recognition.
"It meant a lot to the whole family," said one of his daughters, Jenny Smith.
Jenny says that her father loved all his family, and especially his grandchildren.
His grandsons appreciated all the time he spent playing ball with them and helping to develop their skills, she said.
In addition to his daughter, Jenny, Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pauline Dawson; daughters, Tammy D. Miller, Frostproof, Sharon Dube, Kathleen, Ga., Judy Phillipps, Summerland; son, Lee Dawson, Bartow; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Frostproof.
Contributor: af (47059011)
Military discharge: 29 Nov 1945
Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) - Sunday, June 15, 2003
FROSTPROOF -- Wounded while serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II, Mr. Aaron Earl Dawson of Frostproof was awarded the Purple Heart 57 years later.
Mr. Dawson died of cancer Saturday (June 14, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Hospital. He was 78.
Born Oct. 4, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he came here from Alabama in 1959. He worked for Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Frostproof and Proctor and Gamble. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary for many years.
Serving as a squad leader in the war, Mr. Dawson was sent home after he was injured June 22, 1945, on Okinawa when a grenade exploded three feet away from him. He spent the next 57 years looking for the lost records of his injuries.
Proof finally surfaced after a soldier answered an ad that asked if anyone remembered the battle.
On March 2, 2002, Mr. Dawson received his recognition.
"It meant a lot to the whole family," said one of his daughters, Jenny Smith.
Jenny says that her father loved all his family, and especially his grandchildren.
His grandsons appreciated all the time he spent playing ball with them and helping to develop their skills, she said.
In addition to his daughter, Jenny, Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pauline Dawson; daughters, Tammy D. Miller, Frostproof, Sharon Dube, Kathleen, Ga., Judy Phillipps, Summerland; son, Lee Dawson, Bartow; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Frostproof.
Contributor: af (47059011)
Military start: 7 Jan 1942
Military discharge: 29 Nov 1945
Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) - Sunday, June 15, 2003
FROSTPROOF -- Wounded while serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II, Mr. Aaron Earl Dawson of Frostproof was awarded the Purple Heart 57 years later.
Mr. Dawson died of cancer Saturday (June 14, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Hospital. He was 78.
Born Oct. 4, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he came here from Alabama in 1959. He worked for Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Frostproof and Proctor and Gamble. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary for many years.
Serving as a squad leader in the war, Mr. Dawson was sent home after he was injured June 22, 1945, on Okinawa when a grenade exploded three feet away from him. He spent the next 57 years looking for the lost records of his injuries.
Proof finally surfaced after a soldier answered an ad that asked if anyone remembered the battle.
On March 2, 2002, Mr. Dawson received his recognition.
"It meant a lot to the whole family," said one of his daughters, Jenny Smith.
Jenny says that her father loved all his family, and especially his grandchildren.
His grandsons appreciated all the time he spent playing ball with them and helping to develop their skills, she said.
In addition to his daughter, Jenny, Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pauline Dawson; daughters, Tammy D. Miller, Frostproof, Sharon Dube, Kathleen, Ga., Judy Phillipps, Summerland; son, Lee Dawson, Bartow; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Frostproof.
Contributor: af (47059011)
Military discharge: 29 Nov 1945
Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) - Sunday, June 15, 2003
FROSTPROOF -- Wounded while serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II, Mr. Aaron Earl Dawson of Frostproof was awarded the Purple Heart 57 years later.
Mr. Dawson died of cancer Saturday (June 14, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Hospital. He was 78.
Born Oct. 4, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he came here from Alabama in 1959. He worked for Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Frostproof and Proctor and Gamble. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary for many years.
Serving as a squad leader in the war, Mr. Dawson was sent home after he was injured June 22, 1945, on Okinawa when a grenade exploded three feet away from him. He spent the next 57 years looking for the lost records of his injuries.
Proof finally surfaced after a soldier answered an ad that asked if anyone remembered the battle.
On March 2, 2002, Mr. Dawson received his recognition.
"It meant a lot to the whole family," said one of his daughters, Jenny Smith.
Jenny says that her father loved all his family, and especially his grandchildren.
His grandsons appreciated all the time he spent playing ball with them and helping to develop their skills, she said.
In addition to his daughter, Jenny, Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pauline Dawson; daughters, Tammy D. Miller, Frostproof, Sharon Dube, Kathleen, Ga., Judy Phillipps, Summerland; son, Lee Dawson, Bartow; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Frostproof.
Contributor: af (47059011)
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