Thompson Gallety Dicks - The Citadel Memorial Europe

Thompson Gallety Dicks

Citadel Class 1944
Date of Death 6-jun-44
Service USA
War World War II
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Rank abbr. PFC

Cadet Company E (4) (Source: Sphinx 1941), G Cpl (3) (Sphinx 1943)
Age 22
Date of birth 9-Feb-22
Born in Williston
Born state Normandy
Hometown Laramie Cty
Country Calvados
State Normandy
Family John L. Dicks (father), Marjorie Dicks (mother), Mary E. Dicks (sister)
Rank Private First Class
Service Number S/N 14115893
Entered the service from Wyoming

Company A
Battalion 1st Bn
Regiment 116th Infantry
Division 29th Infantry
Theater Europe
Status KIA
Casualty details KIA, Omaha Beach, D-Day, 116/29 Div
Place of death D-Day, Omaha Beach, 116 Inf/29 Div
Spot Normandy
Awards Purple Heart
Grave number Plot I, Row 8, Grave 20
Town Colleville-sur-Mer
Biography Cenotaph: Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, IL

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