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DOCKERY, Vernon L - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7082283 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 September 1944 - Place of
death
Büssbach-Münsterbusch, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elige J. Dockery (father)
Maybelle Dockery (mother)
Della Dockery (sister)
Mildred Dockery (sister)
Claud Dockery (brother)
Clifford Dockery (brother)
Hezzie M. Dockery (brother)
Monela Dockery (sister)
More information
Vernon Dockery joined the Regular Army on 18 March 1940. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://etvma.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Press Releases and Related Records, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Astrid