Vern L Decker
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Madison County, IN | 16 April 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN | 13 December 1942 | Baer Field Fort Wayne, IN |
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Based |
Wittering | 15 February 1945 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Lanark, IL | 20 March 2011 | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, IL | 25 March 2011 | Interred Oak Hill Cemetery Mount Carroll, Carroll County, IL |
| Anderson, Indiana | |||
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Other End of War |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list