IRAQ - DICKENS, TYLER JOE

Dickens, Tyler Joe

IRAQ - DICKENS, TYLER JOE
DICKENS, TYLER JOE

Rank: Corporal

Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

MOS: 11B1O – Infantryman

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Badges: Combat Infantryman‘s Badge, Expert Infantryman‘s Badge

Note: He was the sniper team leader.

Date of birth: 26-Jun-1984

Hometown: Columbus, Georgia

Marital status: Married to Elisha Dickens. One son; Austin.

Campaign: Iraq

Incident date: 6-Apr-2005

Date of casualty: 12-Apr-2005

Age at death: 20

Cause of death: Non-Hostile Death. Overwhelming Sepsis.
Tyler Joe Dickens died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained April 6, 2005 when his guard tower caught fire in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.

Location of fatality: Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Place of interment: Eastview Cemetery, Monroe, Georgia, USA

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