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Contact Info
Home Town Jordan and Shakopee, Minnesota
Last Address Barefoot Bay, Florida Internment, Arlington.
Date of Passing Mar 01, 2012
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Richard “Dick” Dennig, 91, died March 1, 2012 in his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Born January 21, 1921 in Jordan, Minnesota. Dick was a Prisoner of War in Japan for three and a half years. He was a hero and gave many speaches to share his POW experience.
Dick was a member of VFW, American Legion, Ex POW's DAV, Defenders of Battann & Corregidor, MOAA and other military and civilian organizations related to WWII.
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American Defense Service Medal - 1939
Name of Award American Defense Service Medal
Devices
Bronze Letter A
Only for service when those who served operations in actual or potential belligerent contact with the Axis forces in the Atlantic Ocean
Year Awarded 1939
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2013
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