World War II
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Service # | O-344438 |
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Unit | 328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | Ohio |
Date of Death | August 1 1943 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Tablets of the Missing
Florence American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Notes
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of First Lieutenant Howard L. Dickson were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Florence American Cemetery.