William "Bill" Dodds was born August 30, 1910 at Hackett, Sebastian Co., Ar. to James Sr. & Susan Emmaline Maxwell Dodd. September 8, 1947 Bill, residing at Bonanza, Sebastian Co. married Irene Clark Needham from Hackett, Sebastian Co., Ar. August 20, 1942 Bill enlisted in the US Navy and served till August 30, 1945. His rank was GM1 or Gunners Mate 1st class....... Gunner's Mates operate and maintain guided missile launching and torpedo launching/handling systems, rocket launchers, gun mounts and other ordnance systems and equipment. They train and supervise crews in the use of all types of ordnance equipment, from large caliber guns and missile systems to small arms. GMs stow, secure, requisition and reclassify explosives, and operate and maintain magazine flooding and sprinkler systems. They make mechanical, electrical and electronic casualty analysis using technical publications, blueprints, schematics and circuit diagrams; they repair, maintain, test and calibrate ordnance equipment. On the 1950 census Bill and Irene lived in Hackett, Sebastian Co., Ar. where Bill was employed at the coal mines there. William "Bill" Dobbs passed away February 2, 1995 and was buried at Mountain View Cemetery at Hackett, Sebastian Co., Ar.