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A fact from Ray E. Dillon Jr. appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ray E. Dillon Jr. flew in 92 combat missions during World War II before becoming the president and CEO of Dillons?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 00:54, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that prior to being the president and CEO of Dillons, Ray E. Dillon Jr. flew in 92 combat missions during World War II? Source: https://www.elliottmortuary.com/obituary/3281657
- ALT1: ... that Ray E. Dillon Jr. was inducted to the Kansas Business Hall of Fame for his role in expanding the grocery chain Dillons? Source: http://www.ksbhf.org/1991-ray-e.-dillon.html
- ALT2: ... that prior to being the president and CEO of Dillons, Ray E. Dillon Jr. was an Eagle Scout? Source: https://www.elliottmortuary.com/obituary/3281657
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Allerton 39th Street House
- Comment: Thanks in advance for the review!

Moved to mainspace by Bsoyka (talk). Self-nominated at 16:50, 2 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ray E. Dillon Jr.; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

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Looks good :) Sohom (talk) 16:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

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