SSGT. Dickerson, William Leroy
Service number: 34263093
Age: 34
Born: December 30, 1910, Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Gordon Dickerson (father)
Sidney Mae "Pearl" (nee Odom) Dickerson (mother)
Don Dickerson (brother)
James O Dickerson (brother)
Clarence Henry Dickerson (brother)
Sidney Gordon Dickerson (brother)
Annie Doris Dickerson (sister)
Married: Wife's name not found as of yet.
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 19, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1 mile north of Bouxieres
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 13 Grave 91
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France:
Date of enlistment: March 5, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information:
Service number: 34263093
Age: 34
Born: December 30, 1910, Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Gordon Dickerson (father)
Sidney Mae "Pearl" (nee Odom) Dickerson (mother)
Don Dickerson (brother)
James O Dickerson (brother)
Clarence Henry Dickerson (brother)
Sidney Gordon Dickerson (brother)
Annie Doris Dickerson (sister)
Married: Wife's name not found as of yet.
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 19, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1 mile north of Bouxieres
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 13 Grave 91
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France:
Date of enlistment: March 5, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information:
SSGT. Dickerson, William Leroy
Service number: 34263093
Age: 34
Born: December 30, 1910, Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Gordon Dickerson (father)
Sidney Mae "Pearl" (nee Odom) Dickerson (mother)
Don Dickerson (brother)
James O Dickerson (brother)
Clarence Henry Dickerson (brother)
Sidney Gordon Dickerson (brother)
Annie Doris Dickerson (sister)
Married: Wife's name not found as of yet.
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 19, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1 mile north of Bouxieres
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 13 Grave 91
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France:
Date of enlistment: March 5, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information:
Service number: 34263093
Age: 34
Born: December 30, 1910, Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Gordon Dickerson (father)
Sidney Mae "Pearl" (nee Odom) Dickerson (mother)
Don Dickerson (brother)
James O Dickerson (brother)
Clarence Henry Dickerson (brother)
Sidney Gordon Dickerson (brother)
Annie Doris Dickerson (sister)
Married: Wife's name not found as of yet.
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 19, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1 mile north of Bouxieres
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C Row 13 Grave 91
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France:
Date of enlistment: March 5, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information:
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Entered the service from Georgia.
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