The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Lynowburg Dickens, RA14302993, who died in the service of his country on August 6th, 1950 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Lynowburg was 23 years of age. He was from Mountain City, Tennessee. Lynowburg's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PFC Lynowburg Dickens include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Private First Class Dickens was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 6, 1950. Private First Class Dickens was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal,, 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.
Burial Location: WILSON CEMETERY, MOUNTAIN CITY, TN
DOD records at the National Archives cite "Lynowburg Dickens," but other records cite Lynd W. Burg Dickens." His father was Dan R. Dickens of Mountain City, Tennessee.
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