New England bulletin., 1949-03-26
Page Eight
HARTFOPD VETu% AIDE TO BOWlES

of his race.
 The youthful Air Force veteran, a proud father of two pretty little daughters, is the first Negro mlll- tary aide to a state chief execu- tive in the history of this com rnonwealth, as we'll as in the na- tion.
 Dixon, who holds the rank of Major. attends whatever functions Governor Chester Bowles deems necessarv. sometimes accompanying Rowles. other times representing him. Appointed in November, he has already carried out several significant missions: In FeoruaIy ar he represented the Governor at !ne National Freedom Day celeoraI1oh in Philadelphia. When Negro Ills tory Week was observed ny an AME Zion group in New Haven recently, he was on hand as member of MT. Bowles' military staff. .,
 While the appointment of mil itarv aide is an honorary position, it carries with it compensation Tor travel and time.
 A modest person. Major Dixon is extremely 1ikeab1e. He is very serious. but fortunately, not about himself. Asked what he thought of his appointment, he replied simply and sincerely:
 "I think it's great honor.
 Surprised When Named
 Never actively associated with politics. Dixon was amazed when notified he had been selected by Governor Bowles. He has a great deal of respect and admiration for Bow1es.
 "The impression that everyone has had about the Governor, I've found to be true," he states. "l'm enjoying all mv associations on the military staff"
 The New Hampshire born and reared veteran, who spent more than four years in service. has a deep sense of social consciousness. He was one of the sneakers at the recent hearings on the measure to rule out bias in the Connecticut Na+iono1 Guard
 Talking as a Negro, a veteran. citizen of the country and resident of the state, he earnestly pointed out that the proposed 1egislation had verv deep ienificance. that it eroo nha sized the principle that all people who support the activities of a government should he allowed to narticinate in those activities.
 The rneas11re. Dixon declared. could constitute a frontal attack on the 11n-American nractices of seereoation and discrimina ton. He mentioned that during the war he had seen ni1ots and crews of all races and discovered that when an airp1ane came down, it didn't mat ter who was in it or what their color was He recalled that thev had all died the same wav. He pleaded that the measure be 1ln- arinous1v approved and rassed.
 Dixon is a member of the Aro- erlcan Veterans COmnittee of Hart ford and President of the Mems Usher Board of the Ta1cott Street Cor reregationa1 Church. He is mar ried to pretty Cwendolvn James Dixon. a Hartford native. Their dauohters are Sne 6. (she goes to the Nailor SchooD and Renee Jean. 6. months. 1t is fine hetter- than-average American family which thev comprise. Their neat home at 5 Roosevelt St.. exudes peace. comfort and mutual under standing. An ardent sportsman, the major spends his spare time-when he has sone-hunting, fishing and playing golf.
 His main diversion, however, is flying weekly with the Air Reserve out of Brainerd Field. He holds a commission as a captain in the Reserve Corps.
 Served Under Davis
 Serving under Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr. with the 477th Com posite Group, Major Dixon was stationed at Goldman Field, Ken lucky and Lockburne Airbase, Col umbus, Ohio.
 A pilot and maintenance officer, he was inducted from Hartford in March of 1943, graduated from Tuskegee's flying school in April of 1914 with a second lieutenant's commission. Only eventful thing he recalls about his service career was when his PAY filled with smoke as he was getting ready to land and he had to bail out over God