Doyle Overton Hickey participant of World War I
Early life
Hickey was born in Rector, Arkansas on July 27, 1892, the son of John B. and Genie (Crews) Hickey.  Hickey was educated in Camden, and graduated from Camden High School in 1909.  He was a 1903 graduate of Hendrix College, after which studied law with a local attorney.  Hickey worked at a Memphis, Tennessee lumber company until deciding to enlist for World War I.World War I
He joined the Army, attended Officer Candidate School at Leon Springs, Texas, and in 1917 was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Artillery.  Hickey was assigned to the 31st Infantry Division and served in France until the end of the war.