U.S. Navy · United States 
Dewey Wayne Dorsey
1989
Dewey Wayne Dorsey Sr. served the U.S. Navy for 2 years. Dewey served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Dewey Dorsey succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident while transporting blood to Athens Limestone Hospital. Officer Dorsey was treated and released from a hospital after the accident but suffered a blood clot and died.
Survivors
Officer Dorsey is survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1970 – 1972
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Athens Police Department
Officer
In Our Keeping
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