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Personal info

Full name
DICKSON, George E
Date of birth
18 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33767399
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 21 23

Immediate family

Members
Jame C. Dickson (father)
Lillian E. Dickson (mother)
Harry G. Dickson (brother)
Dorothy B. Dickson (sister)
Robert F. Dickson (brother)
Margaret N. Dickson (sister)
Lois P. Dickson (sister)
Kathryn L. (Morningstar) Dickson (wife)
James E. Dickson (son)
Robert E. Dickson (son)

More information

Pvt George E. Dickson enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 23 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Daily News Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Dawn D. Izydorczak (granddaughter)