1st Sgt. William Dillon

Article taken from The Portsmouth Daily Times, October 24, 2004

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A Minford man and Sergeant in the Ohio National Guard was featured in the London Daily Times when a media correspondent traveled with his troop carrying supplies to the coalition from Kuwait across Iraq. 1st Sgt. William Dillon of Minford, was leading the 1487th Transportation Company of Ohio's National Guard in a convoy, taking ammunition, food, fuel, medical supplies and millions of gallons of water to camp Anaconda on the far side of Baghdad.

The correspondent told his story of traveling with Dillon in an "Iron Camel" along 400 miles of one of the world's most dangerous roads, highlighting the constant insurgency threat. At that time, June of this year, the 75 men and 25 women of the 1487th had completed more than 633,000 mission miles since their arrival in February.

Dillon is a 1987 graduate of Minford High School and a graduate of Shawnee State University. At the time he was activated, he was an Activities Therapy Supervisor at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Dillon has a 7-year-old son and a 2 year-old daughter.

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Bill Dillion
Class of 1987
Photo taken in Iraq