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DICKSON, William G - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Selma, Drew County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Drew County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37068898 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Soldier´s Medal,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
Bungern, 3 miles southeast of Bocholt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Muncy M. Dickson (father)
Bessie L. Dickson (mother)
Vernon Dickson (brother)
Moffett M. Dickson (brother)
Geneva W. Dickson (sister)
Aleen Dickson (sister)
Ruby H. Dickson (sister)
Roy Dickson (brother)
John R. Dickson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29998 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Marl, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Zeche Auguste Viktoria, oil refinery
MACR: 15576
More information
T/Sgt William G. Dickson survived the ditching of B-17F, 41-24464 on the return from a mission to Hamm on 4 March 1943.A/C 42-29998 was shot down by enemy aircraft. Of the ten men crew only two survived and were taken prisoner.
He was initially buried at the City Cemetery of Bocholt on 25 June 1943.
T/Sgt Dickson is remembered at Tillar Cemetery, Drew County, Arkansas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census
Photo source: www.fold3.com, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Michel Beckers / ronald conrad