Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2nd Lieutenant

Unit:

Company M, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army (Company M, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army)

Second Lieutenant Halley K. Dickey Jr., O-1310988, Infantry, United States Army, for gallantry in action near Saint-Lô, Normandy, France, 17 July 1944, Lieutenant Dickey was a platoon leader in Company M, 134th Infantry Regiment, participating in the battalion attack on 17 July 1944. He was wounded early in the action but refused evacuation and continued to lead his platoon in a 500 yard advance through heavy concentrations of enemy automatic weapons and artillery fire. After digging in and setting up a holding position in an area strewn with enemy mines and booby traps, Lieutenant Dickey noticed a wounded soldier lying in an uncovered position without protection from enemy fire. He crawled to the wounded man and proceeded to drag him to safety. While so engaged, he was killed by an anti-personnel mine; the wounded soldier escaped further injury. The courageous leadership of Lieutenant Dickey, his determination to continue with his mission without regard to his personal safety, and his ultimate sacrifice of his life in saving that of another soldier, reflects the highest credit upon the military service.
Entered military service from New Jersey.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 18 (12 August 1944).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2nd Lieutenant

Unit:

Company M, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army