USS SLC...Marine...William R. Dymond, Pvt., USMC
Bill Dymond passed away at age 62, on October 26, 1979 in Sacramento Calif. At the time he was retired from teaching and lived in the town of Volcano, California, where he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is buried in his wife's hometown in Oklahoma.
Dec. 27th, 2003
Hi Sandy,
My name is Lew Dymond and I am the younger brother of PFC. William "Bill" Dymond. USMC. I have been doing some research on our family history and you can't imagine how excited I was to find that picture of Bill on your fantastic website. He is #2 in the Marine Detachment, 1943 picture sent in by
Daniel L. Fletcher, Corp.
His name also appears in the SLC Deck Log showing when he reported on board the USS SLC on Feb. 3rd, 1943
I thought that I would like to submit some information about Bill in the hope that someone will remember him from those days and contact me.
I was about eight years old when Bill joined the Marines and I remember clearly the start of W.W.II, and the day he left home. I also remember his infrequent visits to our home in Sacramento when his ship returned to the west coast. (There are a few pictures of him in our family album that were taken during those visits.) There are 16 years difference in our ages, and I have to say that I really did not know him until after the war when we became very close.
After he was discharged from the Marines, Bill worked at a couple of jobs and sold real estate while he attended San Jose State College in California. Upon graduating he became a teacher in the San Jose School District. Bill and his wife, also a teacher, spent their off time fishing in the Sacramento Delta or taking trips around California or across country in their Stinson airplane. It was during these years when I finally got to know my brother. We did a lot of fishing and a lot of flying.
As is typical I guess, Bill never spoke much about his time on the Salt Lake City, and I would like to know more about his service during the war.
Regards,
Lew Dymond, brother
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