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Personal info

Full name
DICKERSON, James Kedrick
Date of birth
22 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Vigo County, Indiana
Hometown
Hoosierville, Clay County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35570846
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 4

Immediate family

Members
John Dickerson (father)
Clara (Reffet) Dickerson (mother)
Everett Dickerson (brother)
Russell Dickerson (brother)
Ethel Dickerson (sister)
Catherine Dickerson (sister)
Mary Dickerson (sister)
Anna Dickerson (sister)
Ruby Dickerson (sister
Oscar E. Dickerson (brother)
Geneva Dickerson (sister)
Helen L. Dickerson (sister)
Charlotte M. Dickerson (sister)
Dorothy J. (Frazier) Dickerson (wife)

More information

Pfc James K. Dickerson enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 25 November 1942 and was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kevin Schultz, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bonnie Schultz (niece) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott