| NAME: Theodore Edward Dawdy |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 455027 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Dallas, TX |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Eunice F Dawdy |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 8/17/1926* |
SERVICE DATES: 9/19/1942 – 2/24/1945 |
DATE OF DEATH: 2/24/1945 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | C/1/24 | 504 | Private | ||||
| Saipan | C/1/24 | 504 | Private | ||||
| Tinian | C/1/24 | 504 | Private | ||||
| Iwo Jima | Weapons/24 | 610 | PFC | KIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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*Note: This date of birth is from Dawdy’s birth certificate. His military records list his DOB as 8/17/1924, suggesting that Dawdy claimed to be of age at enlistment when in reality he was just sixteen years old.
Biography coming soon.
