Colonel Fairfax Kirkwood Dillon of Statesville, N.C., was a second lieutenant in World War I and a Combat Intelligence officer in World War II. He participated in the original landing at Casablanca in North Africa. Later, Colonel Dillon was involved in the U. S. landings in Sicily and Italy, and he personally received the surrender of the enemy on the Isle of Capri in Italy. Dillon was next sent to the Pacific theater and was on Okinawa at the time of the Japanese surrender; after which he was ordered to Korea as the Military Mayor of Seoul. Among the medals he received were the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, an Air Medal, World War I and World War II Victory Medals, and numerous campaign awards.
From the description of Fairfax Kirkwood Dillon papers, 1917-1962 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 300967039
