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Fairman Rogers Dick

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Fairman Rogers Dick

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
Feb 1976 (aged 90)
Burial
Laurel Hollow, Nassau County, New York, USA Add to Map
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NEW YORK CITY--Services for Fairman R. Dick, an expert in railroad regulations and a successful investment counselor for many years , will be held tomorrow in St. James Episcopal Church.

Dick, 90, served on a 1953 transportation task force for President Eisenhower.

During the 1930's, he was an expert witness in many landmark cases involving federal regulations of railroads. Dick once served as chairman of the Research Committee of the Transportation Ass'n of Amereica.

Born in Philadelphia, he was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. and was a 1907 cum laude graduate of Harvard. While at Harvard he was a member of the Ad Club and the track team.

From 1908 to 1915, he worked with a number of investment firms on Wall St. and then he organized his own firm, Dick, Gregory, Inc.

In 1917 he joined the Army and during World War I he rose to the rank of major with the field artillery in France.

After the war he joined the firm of Roosevelt and Son, with whom he remained until 1933 when he formed another company, Dick and Merle-Smith. He retired in 1946 but stayed active with the firm as a consultant.

He qualified as a pilot in 1916 and became a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, a group of pre-World War I flyers.

He was a member of the Century Ass'n, the Harvard Club, Anglers Club of New York, Downtown Club, Piping Rock Club, Sons of the American Revolution and was a past president of the Boone and Crockett Club.

He leaves his wife, Elise (Urquhard), and a nice, Miss Phyllis Dick of Manchester, Mass.

2/13/1976

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Enlisted, 1908, in Troop 3, Squadron A Cavalry, New York City. He served in Squadron A with Raynal C Bolling and James E. Miller ( both killed in WW 1 as aviators ). Both were important in forming the, 1st Aero Squadron, the first National Guard aviation unit. He was discharged from Squadron A in 1914.

Mexican border, enlisted June 22, 1916, in the 1st Aero Squadron, Mineola, NY. He was mustered-in for Mexican border service, July 13, 1916. The 1st Aero Squadron was not ordered to the border and mustered out of border service, September 23, 1916.

World War 1, attended OTC at Plattsburg Barracks, NY and commissioned , Captain, Field Artillery, August 15, 1917. He was assigned as commander of Battery B, 306th Field Artillery, 77th Division. Assigned as commanded of the 1st Battalion, 306th Field Artillery, August 1, 1918 and promoted Major, October 25, 1918. The 306th Field Artillery deployed to France, April 24, 1918. He saw heavy combat in France. Returning to the States May 6, 1919 and discharged from the service May 15, 1919.

Squadron A in the Great War, page131
NEW YORK CITY--Services for Fairman R. Dick, an expert in railroad regulations and a successful investment counselor for many years , will be held tomorrow in St. James Episcopal Church.

Dick, 90, served on a 1953 transportation task force for President Eisenhower.

During the 1930's, he was an expert witness in many landmark cases involving federal regulations of railroads. Dick once served as chairman of the Research Committee of the Transportation Ass'n of Amereica.

Born in Philadelphia, he was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. and was a 1907 cum laude graduate of Harvard. While at Harvard he was a member of the Ad Club and the track team.

From 1908 to 1915, he worked with a number of investment firms on Wall St. and then he organized his own firm, Dick, Gregory, Inc.

In 1917 he joined the Army and during World War I he rose to the rank of major with the field artillery in France.

After the war he joined the firm of Roosevelt and Son, with whom he remained until 1933 when he formed another company, Dick and Merle-Smith. He retired in 1946 but stayed active with the firm as a consultant.

He qualified as a pilot in 1916 and became a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, a group of pre-World War I flyers.

He was a member of the Century Ass'n, the Harvard Club, Anglers Club of New York, Downtown Club, Piping Rock Club, Sons of the American Revolution and was a past president of the Boone and Crockett Club.

He leaves his wife, Elise (Urquhard), and a nice, Miss Phyllis Dick of Manchester, Mass.

2/13/1976

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Enlisted, 1908, in Troop 3, Squadron A Cavalry, New York City. He served in Squadron A with Raynal C Bolling and James E. Miller ( both killed in WW 1 as aviators ). Both were important in forming the, 1st Aero Squadron, the first National Guard aviation unit. He was discharged from Squadron A in 1914.

Mexican border, enlisted June 22, 1916, in the 1st Aero Squadron, Mineola, NY. He was mustered-in for Mexican border service, July 13, 1916. The 1st Aero Squadron was not ordered to the border and mustered out of border service, September 23, 1916.

World War 1, attended OTC at Plattsburg Barracks, NY and commissioned , Captain, Field Artillery, August 15, 1917. He was assigned as commander of Battery B, 306th Field Artillery, 77th Division. Assigned as commanded of the 1st Battalion, 306th Field Artillery, August 1, 1918 and promoted Major, October 25, 1918. The 306th Field Artillery deployed to France, April 24, 1918. He saw heavy combat in France. Returning to the States May 6, 1919 and discharged from the service May 15, 1919.

Squadron A in the Great War, page131


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