Notable Members
- Colonel David D. Barrett (1892–1977), first commanding officer of the Dixie Mission.
- John S. Service (1909–1999), first State Department representative to arrive and operate as part of the Dixie Mission.
- John P. Davies (1908–1999), State Department official instrumental in the creation of the mission.
- Koji Ariyoshi (1914–1976), Hawaii labor editor and later a leader of the U.S.-China People's Friendship Association.
- Raymond P. Ludden (1909–1970), State Department officer who undertook dangerous mission into Japanese occupied China.
- Henry C. Whittlesey, a writer
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