Source: Jim Childers
army - U.s. - Rank - PFC - Korean War - killed in action
Dale D. Dirks
Sources: Author: Childers, Jim; Title: "Dale D Dirks," (Publication location: Pine River, MN, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxii Aug MMXI), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75307054/dale-d-dirks
"Photo [his military-style grave marker] added by Jim Childers
Dale D Dirks Birth 29 Jun 1928 Cook County, Illinois, USA Death 13 Feb 1951 (aged 22) South Korea Burial Pine Ridge Cemetery Pine River, Cass County, Minnesota, USA Memorial ID 75307054
Killed in action - Korea
Name: Dale D. Dirks Birth Date: 1928 Birth City: Cook State Registered: Illinois Death Date: 13 Feb 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action
War: Korean War Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army Rank: Private First Class Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 55000450
Notes: Private First Class Dirks was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 13, 1951. Private First Class Dirks was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Parents
[photo - his stone] Theodore Dirks 1904 - 1976
Siblings
[photo - his military-style grave marker] Donald Duane Dirks 1925 - 1986
Created by: Jim Childers Added: 22 Aug 2011 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 75307054"
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