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DICKINSON, Elmer Edward - Date of
birth
24 Sep 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa -
Hometown
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20701653 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
168th Infantry Regiment,
34th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
18 June 1944 - Place of
death
Hammerstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ray C. Dickinson (father)
Louella E. (Green) Dickinson (mother)
Earl Dickinson (brother)
Cecil Dickinson (brother)
Lowell Dickinson (brother)
Ernest Dickinson (brother)
Clyde Dickinson (brother)
Glenn Dickinson (brother)
More information
Pvt Elmer E. Dickinson was employed by the Rath Packing Co.He enlisted in Waterloo, Iowa on 10 February 1941 and trained at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. He was sent overseas with in January 1942 and participated in the Allie landings in North Africa.
Pvt Dickinson was reported missing in action on 6 December 1942. In May 1943, the Vatican bureau of information reported he was taken prisoner. He died in Stalag II-B on 18 June 1944 of appendicitis with peritonitis complications.
In his last letter home in April, Pvt Dickinson wrote he was "feeling fine" and would be home soon.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Records of World War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / 1940 census / Iowa, County Births / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Waterloo Daily Courier
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Waterloo Daily Courier