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= Captain Opie Edward Chick =
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Captain Opie Edward Chick
  
''June 26, 1910 June 30, 1944''
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''26 June 1910 &#8211; 30 June 1944''
  
 
''Automobile salesman''
 
''Automobile salesman''
  
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''Recipient of the [[Wikipedia:Purple Heart|Purple Heart]] and [[Wikipedia:Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]''
  
Chick was born in Saline Township, Cleburne County, AR. He attended UCA, at the time called Arkansas State Teachers College, in 1928 (winter) and 1933 (spring). His parents were Mrs. H.W. Montgomery, Chester Arthur Chick (1883-1914), Dollie May Henry (1890-1970), and Henry W. Montgomery, step-father (1883-1958). He had no siblings.
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== Personal History ==
  
Chick married Ruby Threlkeld Chick on December 31, 1938 in Weakley, County, Tennessee, and had one child with her, Thomas Wesley Chick (born 1940). After attending undergrad at UCA and graduate school at UAMS, his son became an expert in the realm of pulmonary diseases.
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Chick was born in Saline Township, AR. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College, now known as [[Wikipedia:University_of_Central_Arkansas| UCA]], in 1928 (winter) and 1933 (spring). His parents were Mrs. H.W. Montgomery, Chester Arthur Chick (1883-1914), Dollie May Henry (1890-1970), and Henry W. Montgomery, step-father (1883-1958). He had no siblings.
  
He enlisted in the 175th, 29th Division of the Army, Tennessee on September 16, 1940.
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Chick married Ruby Threlkeld Chick on December 31, 1938 in Weakley County, Tennessee, and had one child with her, Thomas Wesley Chick (born 1940). After attending undergrad at UCA and graduate school at [[Wikipedia:University_of_Arkansas_for_Medical_Sciences| UAMS]], his son became a pulmonologist.
  
Killed in action in Normandy, France.
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He enlisted in the 175th Infantry, 29th Division of the Army, Tennessee, on September 16, 1940.
  
Buried in American Cemetery, Normandy, France
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Chick was killed in action in Normandy, France. He is buried in [[Wikipedia:Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial|Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial]] in France. His wife never remarried.
  
Recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star
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== Gallery ==
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 18 April 2018

Opie chick.jpg
Opie Chick Plaque.JPG
#2 Opie Edward Chick
Return to the WWII page
<<< #1 Joseph A. Day
#3 John C. Ford >>>
Tree map

Captain Opie Edward Chick

26 June 1910 – 30 June 1944

Automobile salesman

Recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star

Personal History

Chick was born in Saline Township, AR. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College, now known as UCA, in 1928 (winter) and 1933 (spring). His parents were Mrs. H.W. Montgomery, Chester Arthur Chick (1883-1914), Dollie May Henry (1890-1970), and Henry W. Montgomery, step-father (1883-1958). He had no siblings.

Chick married Ruby Threlkeld Chick on December 31, 1938 in Weakley County, Tennessee, and had one child with her, Thomas Wesley Chick (born 1940). After attending undergrad at UCA and graduate school at UAMS, his son became a pulmonologist.

He enlisted in the 175th Infantry, 29th Division of the Army, Tennessee, on September 16, 1940.

Chick was killed in action in Normandy, France. He is buried in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France. His wife never remarried.

Gallery