Brusly in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Herbert Osborn Dickerson

2/28/1907 - 12/4/1964

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 10, 2017

1. Herbert Osborn Dickerson Marker

Inscription.
Herbert O. Dickerson, son of Osborne and Mary Dickerson, was born at their home on Paul Lane near Brusly, Louisiana, and raised in that area throughout his life except for his time of military service. After being drafted into the service during WWII, at the age of 36, he joined the Marines, the only African-American from Brusly area to do so at the time. He was sent to Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where he became a member of the Montford Point Marines and served our country with honor, having the courage to fight for the right to fight.

In a November 11, 2011, ceremony in Washington, D.C., Dickerson was recognized posthumously with the Congressional Gold Medal for Distinguished Service as a Montford Point Marine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Heroes • War, World II.

Location. 30° 23.145′ N, 91° 14.698′ W. Marker is in Brusly, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It is on Vaughan Drive south of East Francis

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Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 South Vaughan Drive, Brusly LA 70719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Brusly Town Hall Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles P. Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Open Sugar Kettles (within shouting distance of this marker); Brusly, Louisiana (within shouting

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 11, 2017

2. Herbert Osborn Dickerson Marker

distance of this marker); Historic Lukeville School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Union Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brusly.

More about this marker. Located at the Brusly Town Hall.

Additional commentary.
1. Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting this article about my great grandfather. I didn’t get to know him but his daughter my grandmother made sure to tell me about him. My grandmother Virgie D. McCorkle worked real hard to get her father recognized. Thank you again for sharing my family’s history.

— Submitted February 20, 2025, by Maria Carter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2017.