Floyd V Decker

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony J Galetto

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32728625
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

43-38542

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

15 March 1925

Other

Killed in Service (KIS)

20 January 1945

Buried

Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA Oak Lawn Memorial Park

Revisions

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Added a connection to the air base at Grafton Underwood.

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Added a connection to the 8th AF.

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Added S/N per headstone application information (see "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963" on Ancestry.com).

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Added his military rank and a Born and Burial events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 26915183.

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Changed "Killed in Action (KIA)" event to a "Killed in Service (KIS)" event in the description for A/C 43-38542.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5405;

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AAIR 45-01-20527 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database