AQUILLA JAMES "BIG RED" DYESS
Rate/Rank
LTCOL
Service Branch
USAR 00/1931 - 00/1936
USMCR 11/1936 - 2/1944
Born
01/11/1909AUGUSTA, GA
KILLED IN ACTION
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
1ST BATTALION, 24TH MARINES (REIN), 4TH MARINE DIVISION
MARINE CORPS RIFLE TEAM
A CO., 19TH BN
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
BRONZE STAR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL