Normandy

The Normandy American Monument and Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, France provides the final resting place for six Citadel Men. Another Citadel Man is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing.

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	Source: USMA 1943 yearbook
Allard Barnwell Heyward	Clough Farrar Gee, III	Owen Willoughby Fields, Jr.
The Citadel, Class of 1931	The Citadel, Class of 1939	The Citadel, Class of 1944
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy	Captain, U.S. Army	Sergeant, U.S.   Army
Service # O-100535	Service # O-025479	Service #   14115795
United States Naval Reserve	379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group	22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: South Carolina	Entered the Service from: South Carolina	Entered the Service from: Georgia
Died: 7-Jun-44	Died: 7-Jun-44	Died: 13-Jul-44
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea	Buried at: Plot A Row 17 Grave 3	Buried at: Plot E Row 12 Grave 24
Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery	Normandy American Cemetery	Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France	Colleville-sur-Mer, France	Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Purple Heart	Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters	Awards: Purple   Heart
Richard Lee Mann	Thomas Dry Howie	Robert Moffatt Brice
The Citadel, Class of 1944	The Citadel, Class of 1929	The Citadel, Class of 1942
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces	Major, U.S. Army	First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service # O-677820	Service #   O-261582	Service # O-495659
568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy	116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division	2nd Ranger Battalion
Entered the Service from: North Carolina	Entered the Service from: Virginia	Entered the Service from: Virginia
Died: 20-Apr-44	Died: 17-Jul-44	Died: 6-Jun-44
Buried at: Plot F Row 10 Grave 36	Buried at: Plot G Row 14 Grave 12	Buried at: Plot J Row 11 Grave 16
Normandy American Cemetery	Normandy American Cemetery	Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France	Colleville-sur-Mer, France	Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart	Awards: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre	Awards: Purple Heart
Thompson Gallety Dicks
The Citadel, Class of 1944
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 14115893
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Wyoming
Died: 6-Jun-44
Buried at: Plot I Row 8 Grave 20
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission, Mike Stannard ’65, The Citadel Archive & Museum

More information about each Citadel Man can be found by accessing his individual in memoriam page via the alphabetical list.

Planning a visit to Normandy? Download here a memorial booklet for the Citadel Men interred in the Normandy American Cemetery to take with you.

More information about the Normandy American Monument and Cemetery including downloadable video, brochure, and booklet can be found on
the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

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