Douglas E. Dickey

Douglas Eugene Dickey
Douglas E. Dickey, Medal of Honor recipient
Born	(1946-12-24)December 24, 1946 Greenville, Ohio
Died	March 26, 1967(1967-03-26) (aged 20) Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Place of burial	Brock Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1965-1967
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	1st Battalion 4th Marines
Battles/wars	Vietnam War †
Awards	Medal of Honor (1967) Purple Heart

Private First Class Douglas Eugene Dickey (December 24, 1946–March 26, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during Operation Beacon Hill 1, on March 26, 1967, while serving as a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 3rd Marine Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.

Douglas Dickey was born on December 24, 1946 in Greenville, Ohio. He graduated from grammar school in 1961, and from high school in 1965.

On December 13, 1965, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Cincinnati, Ohio, and was discharged to re-enlist in the Regular Marine Corps on April 11, 1966.

In June 1966, after completing recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, he was transferred to the Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton, California, where he underwent individual combat training with the Second Infantry Training Regiment, graduating in August 1966.

The following October, he joined Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in the Republic of Vietnam. While attached to this unit, he participated in Operation Prairie. He was promoted to private first class on October 1, 1966.

On November 8, 1966, he was transferred to Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, and participated in combat against the Viet Cong, in Operations Deckhouse, Desoto and Beacon Hill. It was during the latter engagement that he was mortally wounded on March 26, 1967.