Background
Dickson, Tracy Campbell was born on September 17, 1868 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Captain Campbell and Lucy Ellen (Tracy) Dickson.
Colonel Ordnance Department United States Army
Dickson, Tracy Campbell was born on September 17, 1868 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Captain Campbell and Lucy Ellen (Tracy) Dickson.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1892.
Commissioned Second lieutenant 2d Artillery, June 11, 1892. Promoted through grades lieutenant colonel, September 2, 1912. Retired with rank of colonel, August 16, 1915.
Recalled to active service, March 7, 1917. Colonel, January 10, 1918. Brigadier general, February 18, 1918-May 30, 1919.
Assistant to commander Springfield Armory, 1894-1899. Assistant to commanding officer Rock Island Arsenal, 1899-1902. Member board that tested and recommended magazine rifle model of 1903.
Recorder Board Ordnance and Fortification 1903-1906. Assistant to chief of ordnance, 1902-1906. At Sandy Hook Proving Ground, 1906-1910.
Inspector of shops under chief engineer, Panama Canal, 1910-1914. President Ordnance Board and commander Sandy Hook Proving Ground, 1914-1915. Commander Watertown Arsenal, 1917-1918.
Assistant to chief of ordnance, January-June 1918. In charge all army work at Bethlehem Steel Company, June-October 1918. Commander Watertown Arsenal October 14, since 1918.
Home: Cleburne, Texas.
Member board that tested and recommended magazine rifle model of 1903.
Married Isabella Kendrick Abbott, November 7, 1894.