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==Military, legal, and political career==
==Military, legal, and political career==
Wilkinson served in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and again in [[World War II]], during which he reached the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name="lyonsfamily"/>
Wilkinson served in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and again in [[World War II]], during which he reached the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name=lahist/>
While engaged in his legal practice, he was also president of the Shreveport [[YMCA]] and the [[Chamber of Commerce]] as well as chairman of the board of Dodd College, a private junior college for women founded in Shreveport by the pastor Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (1878-1952).<ref name=aboutwilkinson>{{cite web|url=http://lyonsfamilytree.com/2007/11/20/the-wilkinson-family/|title=The Wilkinson Family|publisher=WordPress|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Before he entered politics, former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] taught at Dodd College. Wilkinson was a member of Rotary International and the LSU Foundation.<ref name=lahist/>
While engaged in his legal practice, he was also president of the Shreveport [[YMCA]] and the [[Chamber of Commerce]] as well as chairman of the board of Dodd College, a private junior college for women founded in Shreveport by the pastor Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (1878-1952).<ref name=aboutwilkinson>{{cite web|url=http://lyonsfamilytree.com/2007/11/20/the-wilkinson-family/|title=The Wilkinson Family|publisher=WordPress|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Before he entered politics, former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] taught at Dodd College. Wilkinson was a member of Rotary International and the LSU Foundation.<ref name=lahist/>