J. D. Dixson was surrounded by friends, family and many well-wishers as he celebrated his 99th birthday at the VFW Post 2775 in Orange Wednesday.
“JD is one of our last World War II vets,” said Ed McIntyre. “And at 99 he’s amazing. He still drives, and he can still play a pretty good game of pool.”
Dixson agreed with the pool playing. He also showed off his memory. The Marine recalled several stories from WWII as if they happened recently. We shared one of his stories below as he recalls a close call that almost kept him from coming home.
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