Last living Buffalo Soldier passes away

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Another local member of the Greatest Generation has died. Cpl. Rev. Robert Dixon, of Albany, passed away this week at the age of 103.

He was the last living Buffalo Soldier, the all-Black cavalry regiment established after the Civil War. Dixon enlisted in the Army in 1941. He was sent to West Point where his job was to train the mostly white group of cadets on horse riding.

After the war, he moved to the Capital Region and fought against racial injustice. He founded the Albany Police Review and was a longtime pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

NEWS10 spoke with Dixon and his wife, Georgia, in February 2022.

He served five years in the Army and earned several honors, which were only recently awarded to him, including the New York State Liberty Award for both his military and community achievements.