Dickey, Clifford N.

1927 - 2001  (74 years)

• Name	Dickey, Clifford N.
  Birth	31 Aug 1927  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DICK.C003
  _FGRAVE	20931538
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 18, 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the infantry, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on Novembeer 29, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, engaged in the occupation of Korea. Honorably discharged as a Private on May 31, 1947 at Camp Stoneman, California. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and The Army of Occupation Medal (Korea). http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2185803
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Dickey, Clifford N. (1927-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		7th Infantry Division ("Bayonet Division"), United States Army
  		7th Infantry Division ("Bayonet Division"), United States Army
  		31st Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Dickey, Clifford N. (1927-2001)
  Death	17 Sep 2001  [1]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Dickey, Clifford N.
  Person ID	I27700	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Dickey, Waldo M.,   b. 11 Oct 1900, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Jan 1989, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Kinnaman, Mary Esther,   b. 10 Sep 1905, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Oct 2006, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F11886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7965] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Dickey, Clifford N., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20931538), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7628] World War II Honoree, Clifford N. Dickey, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2185803) (Reliability: 2).