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DICK, James Oscar Jr - Date of
birth
26 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1018275 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
701st Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Boslar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 21 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James O. Dick (father)
Florence (Ward) Dick (mother)
W. B. (McCullough) Dick (sister)
More information
1st Lt James O. Dick Jr. graduated from Cumberland University where he studied law. He had his prelegal training at the University of Texas and before entering service practiced law for two years. Lt Dick was in service about two years and had been overseas a little over a year. The War Department referred to him as a first lieutenant, a promotion his parents did not know had been given him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, The Southeast Missourian 6-mar-1945, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Texas Austin Yearbook 1936