Dickson, Richard Andrew

Richard Andrew Dickson was a 24-year-old from Rancho Cordova, California. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force, assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron based at Beale Air Force Base in California.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Dickson died on April 27, 2013, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed his death as resulting from a non-combat related incident. No further operational details about the circumstances were publicly released by the military.

Dickson's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2013, the mission was in a period of transition, with a major drawdown of surge forces underway and a focus shifting to training Afghan security forces before the planned conclusion of combat operations.

The Air Force announced his death in a press release. He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. His remains were returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors.

Staff Sgt. Dickson is memorialized on the Air Force Memorial and in the Defense Casualty Analysis System. His squadron commander stated that Dickson was a dedicated professional whose work directly supported troops on the ground.

Staff Sgt. Dickson was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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