PFC
Jessie J Dikes
Aged 25, fallen March 15, 1945
- Unit
- Company K, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 38329198
- Hometown
- Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Date of death
- March 15, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 28 Grave 55, St. Avold, France
Private First Class Jessie J Dikes, serial number 38329198, of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, served with Company K of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on March 15, 1945, at the age of 25. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 28 Grave 55, St. Avold, France.
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