Honoring our Fallen Hero:

SPECIALIST JOSEPH WHITING DIMOCK, II
Died on July 10, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom

Spc. Joseph Whiting Dimock, II, was a rifleman assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on May 25, 1989 in Libertyville, Ill.

Dimock died in Afghanistan, when an explosion occurred in an ammunition holding facility while conducting an inventory. This was his second deployment to Afghanistan.

After graduating from Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Ill, Dimock enlisted in the U.S. Army from his hometown of Wildwood, Ill., in August 2007.

He completed both Basic Combat Training and the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Ga. In September 2008, he completed the Ranger Indoctrination Program and was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Reg. in November 2007. In March 2009, he was assigned to A Co., 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Reg. and later was transferred to E Co., 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Reg. in August 2009.

His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course and the U.S. Army Ranger Course.

His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.

He has also been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
He was posthumously awarded with the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal.

Dimock is survived by his parents Joseph and Ellen Dimock of Wildwood.

As a Ranger, Dimock lived his life in service of others and distinguished himself as a member of the Army’s premier light-infantry unit, continuously deployed in support of the Global War on Terror, valiantly serving his fellow Rangers and our great nation.

– RANGERS LEAD THE WAY! –