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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 62900" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Dirks</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Leonard Frederick</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Ranger Bn. (Company A)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-386526</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 21.10.1918 Akron, Ohio, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Henry Dirks</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Ethel Clair Bruns Dirks</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated University of Nebraska</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19.08.1941 entered service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Ranger Bn.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>later 3rd Ranger Bn. (HQ Company)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>03.06.1945 married Myrthe (nee Morris) Dirks (1923-2010)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 daughters</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son Leonard Frederick Dirks, Jr. (1951-2022)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1967 retired as Lt. Col.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 01.03.1989 Paris, Texas, USA (Aged 70)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas, USA. Plot 27-51-04</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>** SS as per <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0811705218/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=specialforces0a-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0811705218" target="_blank">Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II</a></em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/l-dirks.39034/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39034-1de48a4ee0e2e377b5c5498a81ad98a7.jpg?1693483220" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/l-dirks-grave.39033/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39033-c8ee04711f79bb23406e464efbb7a43d.jpg?1693483215" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 62900, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Dirks[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Leonard Frederick[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1st Ranger Bn. (Company A)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-386526[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 21.10.1918 Akron, Ohio, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Henry Dirks[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Ethel Clair Bruns Dirks[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated University of Nebraska[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]19.08.1941 entered service[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1st Ranger Bn.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]later 3rd Ranger Bn. (HQ Company)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]03.06.1945 married Myrthe (nee Morris) Dirks (1923-2010)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 daughters[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son Leonard Frederick Dirks, Jr. (1951-2022)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1967 retired as Lt. Col.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 01.03.1989 Paris, Texas, USA (Aged 70)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas, USA. Plot 27-51-04[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]** SS as per [URL='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0811705218/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=specialforces0a-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0811705218']Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II[/URL][/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/l-dirks.39034/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39034-1de48a4ee0e2e377b5c5498a81ad98a7.jpg?1693483220[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/l-dirks-grave.39033/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39033-c8ee04711f79bb23406e464efbb7a43d.jpg?1693483215[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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