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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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 |
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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 |
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Thompson Gallety Dicks |
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The Citadel, Class of 1944 |
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Private First Class, U.S. Army |
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Service # 14115893 |
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116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division |
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Entered the Service from: Wyoming |
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Died: 6-Jun-44 |
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Buried at: Plot I Row 8 Grave 20 |
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Normandy American Cemetery |
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Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
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Awards: Purple Heart |
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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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Thank you for your sacrifices during the Europe Liberation .And for our Freedom .May you rest in peace .Patrick L from Normandy France
November 14, 2014 at 9:17 pm