Author: Matt Monday

Willie Dickens Obituary

Retired Army CW5 Willie Melvin Dickens, age 76 of Fayetteville departed this life Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

Funeral Services and Military Honors will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:00 Noon at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters. 

Burial:  Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery.

Viewing:  Tuesday, August 19, 2025 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Wiseman Mortuary, Inc.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory: children, Angela Walker, Krystal Cunningham and Garvis Joyner (Leslie); siblings, Robin Dickens Hinton (Marcus) and William Henry Hale (Mary); six grandchildren, one great grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers persons are invited to  contribute monetarily through donations in honor of Willie to the Fayetteville area Autism Society of North Carolina at www.autismsociety-nc.org.

Arrangements entrusted to Wiseman Mortuary Inc. 

Or you may use one of the following links below.

https://www.facebook.com/wisemanmortuaryinc/ or https://youtube.com/channel/UCy5WsAzVURpdGZp7x4dqLaA

Congratulations to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Members inducted during the 15 May 2023 ceremony and to the members selected for 2024 induction!

The Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to recognize and memorialize persons who have made a positive, significant contribution to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. Since its inception, the Hall of Fame has grown not only in membership, but also in its value to the Ordnance Corps. In addition to giving permanent recognition to those personnel who have made significant contributions to the Ordnance mission of the U.S. Army, it preserves a substantial amount of historical information about the Ordnance Corps and its distinguished contributors. Promotion of greater awareness is one of the goals of the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame. Since before the Civil War, the members of the Hall of Fame, through technological advances rarely dreamed of by man, served their country and the Ordnance Corps proudly.

The Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe Award

Nomination Process Changes Effective 1 January 2023

The Nominee must be an Active Member of the Ordnance Corps Association to receive the Samuel Sharpe Award. The Nominator can obtain the 1-Year membership on behalf of the Nominee here

Any Ordnance Corps ‘Hall of Fame’ Member or Active / Retired Ordnance General Officer can serve as the Nominator and Endorser of the Samuel Sharpe Award however; the Ordnance Corps Association Active membership rule still applies for both Nominee and Nominator.

The Nominator must: 1) Be a recipient of the Samuel Sharpe Award, and 2) Be an Active member of the Ordnance Corps Association.

The Approval Authority for the Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe Award is the Ordnance Corps Association President or his/her designated member of the Association Executive Council.

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16th Ordnance Battalion · 2022 Ordnance Hall of Fame was a success! Congratulations to all inducted!

The Monument is complete, and we want to share the excitement!! Thank You all for your amazing support.

Did you miss the 2018 Golf Tournament? What a great day to be Ordnance… club in hand, surrounded by food and old friends. GO ORDNANCE!