Manville Arthur Dickman

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 928398

Born

December 4, 1918
in Wells, MN

Parents

Heinrich “Henry” Dickman (d. 1924)
Alvinia (Kontzelmann) Dickman

School

Wells High School (1937)

Pre-War Employment

Occupation
Employer

Entered Service

March 22, 1944
at Minneapolis, MN

Joined First Battalion

August 16, 1944
from Service Battalion, FMF Pacific

Left First Battalion

February 23, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima

Left Service

February 23, 1945
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

Box 621, Wells, MN – address of wife, Mrs. Florence Beth (Lewis) Dickman, and children Carol, Robert, and Sharon

Service & Campaigns

Before joining battalion

Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with First Recruit Battalion. Assigned to Fourth Replacement Draft for transit to Hawaii; transferred to Service Battalion, Transient Center, Fleet Marine Force Pacific.

Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 16 August 1944.

Iwo Jima

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 23, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel wound, back); exact circumstances unknown.

Campaign Narrative