T/Sgt. B. F. Nixon, son of Mrs. Dovie Nixon, Newcastle, husband of Iris Dillion, Petersburg, Ind. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Adair, Ore. and Camp Shelby, Miss. Served in Germany, England, Belgium. Awarded Amer. Theater, GCM, ETO Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.