Matthew Lawrence Dickinson

Korean War
Service #46084293
UnitL CO 19 INF 24 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathAugust 25 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Dickinson was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Dickinson was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy at Inchon, South Korea on February 4, 1951 and died in a Prison Camp #3 near Changsong, North Korea on August 25, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.