James J.
Dickerson, Baton Rouge Nat. Convention 1998
Last
Name: ` DICKERSON
First
Name Middle Initial:
JAMES JACKSON
Nick
Name:
'DICK'
Street:
401 COOKS RD
City
& State: ZEBULON, GA
E-Mail:
Zip:
30295-3407
Phone:
Spouse:
NELLIE C.
Conflict:
WW II
Service
Branch: ARMY
Unit:
3 BN HQ CO 422 INF 106 DIV
Theater:
ETO
Where
Captured: AVW, GERMANY
Date
Captured: 12/19/44
Camps
Held In: Camps to come..
How
Long Interned: 0 days
Liberated
/ repatriated: liberated
Date
Liberated:
Age
at Capture: 25
Medals
Received: BRONZE STAR, 2 PURPLE HEART MEDALS, 3 GOOD CONDUCT
MEDALS, POW MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WW II VICTORY MEDAL
Military
Job: T/SGT
Company:
U.S. AIR FORCE
Occupation
after War: CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE U.S.A.F
Bio:
James J. Dickerson of Zebulan, GA. was only 25 when he was captured in
AVW, Germany on 12-19-44 during WWII. James served in the Army in the
106th Division before being captured and held for 105 days in Germany.
After returning home James worked as a Civil Service Officer for the
U.S.A.F. and retired from the Air Force after 21 years with is wife
Nellie. Through his years in the service James received many military
medals including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart (twice), the Good
Conduct Medal (3 times), and many more.
