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DICKES, Stewart Franklin - Date of
birth
6 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio -
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35077549 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl Dickes (father)
Ada P. (Irvin) Dickes (mother)
Elizabeth Dickes (sister)
Eloise V. Dickes (sister)
Dorothy M. Dickes (sister)
Forest L. Dickes (brother)
Jan Dickes (daughter)
More information
Pvt Stewart F. Dickes worked at General Motors.His brother Forest is buried next to him.
His daughter Jan recalls: "I have no memory of him. He left on my 2nd birthday and never came home. My mother was a widow at age 29 with three children. She never remarried and said 'when you had the best, don't settle for less'. My grandfather Dickes died of a broken heart after his two boys were killed within six weeks of each other."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men,
www.ancestry.com - Got Wind
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jan Dickes