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Larry Dikeman’s death was accidental, when a tree fell on him during clearing operations.
Date of birth: 14 August 1948
Date tour began: 24 February 1969
Date of casualty: 31 May 1969
Home of record: Milwaukie, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Army Selective Service, Corporal, Armor Intelligence Specialist
Unit: 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, B Troop
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 23W, 25
 
Location of service: South Vietnam, Thua Thien province
Died through non-hostile action – accident.
 
Schools attended: Milwaukie High School
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery
 
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland), Gold Star War Memorial – Milwaukie High School
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The Oregonian, Wednesday, June 4, 1969
6 Oregonians Die In War (excerpt)
Pfc. Larry E. Dikeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Dikeman, 4141 SE King Road, Milwaukie.
…Pfc. Dikeman, 20, was killed May 31 when a tree fell on him during clearing operations in the A Shau Valley.
Born in Portland, he was graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1967. He joined the Army in April, 1967 and was sent to Vietnam in February, 1969.
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