Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1961 Lucky Bag:

JOHN MAXWELL DICKEY, JR.

Bull — 1st Company

John was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He graduated from Bullis Preparatory School among the top students in his class. John entered the Academy with a good frame of mind which proved to be very rewarding on his embarkation as a career officer. Bull, as he was more widely known here at the Academy, is a little ball of dynamite. He never seemed to run out of energy for sports or studies. His name could be found on many Batt and Company sports rosters. Whenever an academic question arose, one could be sure John had the answer. His constant studying rewarded him by his making the Superintendent’s List many times. Bull is a stickler for rules and regulations, and he has a great interest in current events. His only dislike is being called a “Maryland Rebel.” Everyone agrees that John will have a successful career, and we wish him the best of luck flying his jets through the sound barrier.

Loss

From Find A Grave:

On the evening of 25 March 1965, USAF C-130E Hercules 63-7797 of the 779th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Wing, Pope Air Force Base, flying for the 464th Troop Carrier Wing at Evreaux, France, hit a high-tension line on a ridge top and crashed near Alençon, France, killing all seven crew. 1Lt Dickey was the navigator.

From the May 1965 issue of Shipmate:

1st Lt. John M. Dickey, Jr., USAF, died on 25 March in the crash of an Air Force cargo plane of which he was co-pilot, near Paris, France. He had been on a nine-week mission to Europe which began 1 March, and was assigned to the 779th Troop Carrier Wing, Pope Air Force Base, Nordi Carolina. Services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 8 April, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Lt. Dickey attended Bullis Preparatory School and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1961. He received flight training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Various tours of duty included action in the Congo airlift last fall and troop-carrying missions in Vietnam.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Linda Shutt Dickey, and a son, Mark Bradley of 759 Yorkshire Dr., Fayetteville, N.C.; his father, Mr. J. Maxwell Dickey and a brother, Brian Craig Dickey of Kensington, Md.

John is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Related Articles

John Boyer ‘61 was also a member of 1st Company.