Chattanooga TN-
Samuel Hartrell "Bob" Dover, a decorated World War II veteran and a leader in the Fraternal Order of Police, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 at his home. He was 75.
The lifelong resident of Chattanooga served in the U.S. Army's 888 Airborne Engineers and the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. He received numerous decorations for his military service, including the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts medals. During his service, he attended New York University.
After the war and before moving back to Chattanooga , Mr. Dover was a professional prize fighter and fought in Madison Square Garden . He returned to Chattanooga in 1946 and joined the Chattanooga Police Department two years later. He was named "Policeman of the Year" in 1968 by the Fraternal Order of Police, Rock City Lodge. He served as the president of the local F.O.P. in 1970-71 and as treasurer of the National F.O.P. in 1972. Mr. Dover was instrumental in starting an F.O.P. sponsored camp for underprivileged children at Camp Ocoee . He retired from the police department in 1973 after 25 years of service. Mr. Dover then took a position as sales representative for the Atlanta-based Momar, Inc., where he worked for 23 years. He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and Brainerd Masonic Lodge No. 736 F&AM.
Survivors include his wire, Sue Warren Dover; a son Randall Dover of Franklin, Tenn.; two daughters, Gayle Calabrese of Athens, Ga., and Tonya Greene of Chattanooga; a sister, Sara Lee Dickens, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.' and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeview Baptist Church , with the Rev. Ray Stonecypher officiating. Burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery
Military Information: CPL, US ARMY
Samuel Hartrell "Bob" Dover, a decorated World War II veteran and a leader in the Fraternal Order of Police, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 at his home. He was 75.
The lifelong resident of Chattanooga served in the U.S. Army's 888 Airborne Engineers and the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. He received numerous decorations for his military service, including the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts medals. During his service, he attended New York University.
After the war and before moving back to Chattanooga , Mr. Dover was a professional prize fighter and fought in Madison Square Garden . He returned to Chattanooga in 1946 and joined the Chattanooga Police Department two years later. He was named "Policeman of the Year" in 1968 by the Fraternal Order of Police, Rock City Lodge. He served as the president of the local F.O.P. in 1970-71 and as treasurer of the National F.O.P. in 1972. Mr. Dover was instrumental in starting an F.O.P. sponsored camp for underprivileged children at Camp Ocoee . He retired from the police department in 1973 after 25 years of service. Mr. Dover then took a position as sales representative for the Atlanta-based Momar, Inc., where he worked for 23 years. He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and Brainerd Masonic Lodge No. 736 F&AM.
Survivors include his wire, Sue Warren Dover; a son Randall Dover of Franklin, Tenn.; two daughters, Gayle Calabrese of Athens, Ga., and Tonya Greene of Chattanooga; a sister, Sara Lee Dickens, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.' and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeview Baptist Church , with the Rev. Ray Stonecypher officiating. Burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery
Military Information: CPL, US ARMY
Chattanooga TN-
Samuel Hartrell "Bob" Dover, a decorated World War II veteran and a leader in the Fraternal Order of Police, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 at his home. He was 75.
The lifelong resident of Chattanooga served in the U.S. Army's 888 Airborne Engineers and the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. He received numerous decorations for his military service, including the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts medals. During his service, he attended New York University.
After the war and before moving back to Chattanooga , Mr. Dover was a professional prize fighter and fought in Madison Square Garden . He returned to Chattanooga in 1946 and joined the Chattanooga Police Department two years later. He was named "Policeman of the Year" in 1968 by the Fraternal Order of Police, Rock City Lodge. He served as the president of the local F.O.P. in 1970-71 and as treasurer of the National F.O.P. in 1972. Mr. Dover was instrumental in starting an F.O.P. sponsored camp for underprivileged children at Camp Ocoee . He retired from the police department in 1973 after 25 years of service. Mr. Dover then took a position as sales representative for the Atlanta-based Momar, Inc., where he worked for 23 years. He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and Brainerd Masonic Lodge No. 736 F&AM.
Survivors include his wire, Sue Warren Dover; a son Randall Dover of Franklin, Tenn.; two daughters, Gayle Calabrese of Athens, Ga., and Tonya Greene of Chattanooga; a sister, Sara Lee Dickens, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.' and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeview Baptist Church , with the Rev. Ray Stonecypher officiating. Burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery
Military Information: CPL, US ARMY
Samuel Hartrell "Bob" Dover, a decorated World War II veteran and a leader in the Fraternal Order of Police, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 at his home. He was 75.
The lifelong resident of Chattanooga served in the U.S. Army's 888 Airborne Engineers and the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. He received numerous decorations for his military service, including the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts medals. During his service, he attended New York University.
After the war and before moving back to Chattanooga , Mr. Dover was a professional prize fighter and fought in Madison Square Garden . He returned to Chattanooga in 1946 and joined the Chattanooga Police Department two years later. He was named "Policeman of the Year" in 1968 by the Fraternal Order of Police, Rock City Lodge. He served as the president of the local F.O.P. in 1970-71 and as treasurer of the National F.O.P. in 1972. Mr. Dover was instrumental in starting an F.O.P. sponsored camp for underprivileged children at Camp Ocoee . He retired from the police department in 1973 after 25 years of service. Mr. Dover then took a position as sales representative for the Atlanta-based Momar, Inc., where he worked for 23 years. He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and Brainerd Masonic Lodge No. 736 F&AM.
Survivors include his wire, Sue Warren Dover; a son Randall Dover of Franklin, Tenn.; two daughters, Gayle Calabrese of Athens, Ga., and Tonya Greene of Chattanooga; a sister, Sara Lee Dickens, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.' and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeview Baptist Church , with the Rev. Ray Stonecypher officiating. Burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery
Military Information: CPL, US ARMY
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Interment Date: 31 Dec 1996
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