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Casualty Info
Home Town Reddick
Last Address Reddick
Casualty Date Jan 16, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Saint Charles Cemetery - Saint Charles, Iowa
Casualty Occurrence: This Soldier died from SNIPER FIRE 7 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF BEN SUC 16JAN69 in Tay Ninh Province.
POSTED ON 7.11.2017. POSTED BY: RICHARD CURL. RICHARD LEE DIXON - REDDICK HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '66 - PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT Richard Lee Dixon was a 1966 graduate of Reddick High School in Reddick, Illinois. The Bulldogs are honored by the service and sacrifice of one of our hometown boys! You will not be forgotten, Richard!.
Comments/Citation:
POSTED ON 5.1.2003. POSTED BY: JAMIE GILMORE. GOD BLESS. Although we never meet, I wanted to take a few moments to thank you. I regard you as a hero. You stepped up and fulfilled your duty by serving the United States. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate what you did. Sincerely, Jamie Gilmore.
Leo Dixon, leo.dixon@clarksongrain.com, Brother, Lovington, IL 61937 USA. I never had the opportunity to meet or talk to anyone that knew my brother in Vietnam. But, I would like to say thank you to all those that are keeping his memory alive. Thursday, June 30, 2005
