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Submitted: 8/12/08 • Approved: 8/12/08 • Last Updated: 9/15/12 • R42812-G0-S3
Lieutenant Colonel Jerry D. Dickerson, United States Army, 41, of Durant, Mississippi, was working in the Pentagon when the terrorists attacked on 11 September 2001 and was officially confirmed dead as a result of hostile action on 24 September 2001.
Lieutenant Colonel Dickerson’s awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit and Purple Heart (both posthumously); the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters; the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster; the Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster; the National Defense Service Medal; and the Parachutist and Air Assault Badges.
Lieutenant Colonel Dickerson’s source of comfort and great pride was always his family. His wife Page and their two children, Beth 15 and Will 11, survive him.
Memorial services were held at the Pentagon on 25 September 2001, and at the Immanuel Bible Church, Springfield, Virginia on 13 October 2001. Internment was at the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro, Arkansas on 6 October 2001.
Contributed on 8/12/08 by tiredtech3
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