About Douglas E. Dickey
Lived 1946 – 1967 (aged 20). Douglas E. Dickey was an American military personnel.
Private First Class Douglas Eugene Dickey (December 24, 1946 – March 26, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during Operation Beacon Hill 1, on March 26, 1967, while serving as a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 3rd Marine Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.
Biography Douglas Dickey was born on December 24, 1946, in Greenville, Ohio. He graduated from grammar school in 1961, and from high school in 1965.
On December 13, 1965, Dickey enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Cincinnati, Ohio, and was discharged to re-enlist in the Regular Marine Corps on April 11, 1966.
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Memorial The portion of Ohio State Route 47 between SR 49 and US 127, near Ansonia in Darke County, is designated "Pfc. Douglas E. Dickey Memorial Highway" in his honor.
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Who was Douglas E. Dickey?
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1946–1967)
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Douglas E. Dickey was born on 24 December 1946 in Rossburg.
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Douglas E. Dickey died on 26 March 1967 in Quảng Trị.
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Douglas E. Dickey was a military personnel.
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Douglas E. Dickey was American.
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