Korean War hero laid to rest in return to Wisconsin hometown after 73 years [Image 6 of 50]

CASHTON, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

10.21.2023

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                          

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

A graveside service is shown at Sacred Heart Cemetery for Pfc. Charles Dickman on Oct. 21, 2023, in Cashton, Wis. Pfc. Charles Dickman was only 17 years old when he died fighting in the Korean War on July 12, 1950, as a heavy weapons infantryman with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. But he never made it home. On June 20, 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced they had identified the remains Pfc. Dickman officially. And on Oct. 21, 2023, finally, Pfc. Dickman made it home to Cashton, Wis. A funeral mass was set up Oct. 21 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cashton with hundreds of people in attendance and a graveside service immediately followed. A U.S. Army Funeral Honors Team from Fort McCoy, Wis., presented the U.S. flag to the family at the service on behalf of the Army. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 10.21.2023
• Date Posted: 11.25.2023 22:37
• Photo ID: 8132578
• VIRIN: 231021-A-OK556-8570
• Resolution: 5391x3594
• Size: 2.38 MB
• Location: CASHTON, WISCONSIN, US