- Date Of Birth: June 21, 1940
- Date Of Death: November 14, 2009
- State: Iowa
Dean R. Dickerson, eldest son of Carl G. and Lois I. (Gruber) Dickerson, formerly of Shenandoah, was born June 21, 1940, in Shenandoah, Iowa. He entered into peace on November 14, 2009, at his home in Anita, Iowa, following a lingering bout with cancer, at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 14 days.
Dean joined the Iowa National Guard, Company “E” in 1955 and following high school graduation in 1958, enlisted in the U.S. Navy.