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Personal info

Full name
DECKER, Harvey F
Date of birth
15 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
West Virginia
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35613529
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
South of Obermaubach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 19 2

Immediate family

Members
Arthur V. Decker (father)
Eva (Sayre) Decker (mother)
Daniel A. Decker (brother)
James E. Decker (brother)
Gentile M. Decker (sister)
Mary J. Decker (sister)
William O. Decker (brother)
Emely C. Decker (sister)
Wilma (Mulholland) Decker (wife)
Evelyn Decker (daughter)
Barbara Decker (daughter)

More information

Cpl Harvey F. Decker enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 10 November 1942.

On one of the pictures he poses with his wife and daughter Evelyn.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Decker Family Tree, 1930/1940 Census, WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Cindy Hewitt