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Personal info

Full name
DIXON, Andrew Joseph
Date of birth
22 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Jamaica, Queens County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32909290
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 15 34

Immediate family

Members
William Dixon (father)
Catherine Dixon (mother)
William J. Dixon (brother)
Catherine Dixon (sister)
George Dixon (brother)
Margret Dixon (sister)
Theresa Dixon (sister)

More information

Pfc Andrew J. Dixon enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Shrabchak1