William Boyd Dickinson
William Boyd Dickinson | |
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| Born | May 8, 1908 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Died | September 12, 1978 (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Notable works | War correspondent for United Press International during World War II |
| Relatives | Father: William B. Dickinson, Sr.; Mother: Alice Hillman Dickinson |
William Boyd Dickinson Jr. (May 18, 1908 – September 12, 1978) was United States war correspondent for United Press International during World War II. He was born into a family with a tradition of writing and public service. His father, William B. Dickinson, Sr. was an attorney and his mother, Alice Hillman Dickinson, in 1927 became one of the first two women elected to a school board in the state of Missouri. His uncle was the noted Pittsburgh physician and medical author Breese M. Dickinson and another uncle, Cedric Dickinson, was a Canadian journalist.