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name
DICK, Harold E - Date of
birth
5 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Calais, Washington County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31146773 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Harre-Manhay, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earnest G. Dick (father)
Jessie W. (Thereau) Dick (mother)
Raymond C. Dick (brother)
James T. Dick (brother)
Myron Dick (brother)
More information
Cpl Harold E. Dick enlisted in Bangor, Maine on 12 August 1942.He died of wounds, sustained from a gunshot wound in the chest.
Cpl Dick was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 6 Janaury 1945. After being disinterred on 23 October 1947, he was given his final resting place on 28 June 1948.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, WW2-Airborne.us, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.gov, IDPF
Photo source: Aimee Fogg