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Personal info

Full name
DICKES, Forest Lee
Date of birth
18 October 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Whitehouse, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Wood County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35552600
Rank
Private
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 1 36

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Dickes (father)
Julia A. (Damron) Dickes (mother)
Elizabeth Dickes (sister)
Steward F. Dickes (brother)
Eloise V. Dickes (sister)
Dorothy Dickes (sister)

More information

Pvt Forest L. Dickes enlisted on 3 April 1943 and was sent overseas in January 1944.

His brother Stewart is buried next to him.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Toledo Blade 26 October 1944, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, Bruce Genealogy

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate