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Ben Willis Dickenson


Ben (left, before receiving his commission) with his brother, Bill

Bronze Star Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Ensign
Service Number O-356171
Birth Date August 6, 1922
From Greenwood, Florida
Decorations Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date April 18, 1944
Location Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks Some sources list Ben's birth date as August 5, 1922.  Ben's brother Bill, SGT, USA, was killed in Germany by an enemy sniper.

Photo and information courtesy of Florida Neel McMillan.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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