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DICKSON, Roy Ernest - Date of
birth
7 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36044910 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
30 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 38 | 13 |
More information
S/Sgt Roy E. Dickson enlisted from Chicago, Illinois on 4 August 1941.He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for his actions on 10 September 1944. The citation cited: Sgt Dickson's platoon was assigned the mission of crossing a canal to fortify the canal locks situated about a town captured by friendly troops in order to prevent the enemy from flooding the entire area. During the crossing, the first boat launched was lost due to heavy concentration of enemy fire, and started drifting toward the enemy lines.
Sgt Dickson, disregarding his own safety, quickly took another boat out to the water-filled assault boat, and using his helmet, bailed the water out of the unwieldy craft which had drifted within 250 yards of the enemy and returned with it.
The medal was presented to his widow.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Cards, The Birmingham News - 18 May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten