Robert Grant Decker
Military
95th BG - 334th BS
Back Row" Robert C. Cozens (P), James W. Reed (CP, Willard W. Brown (N), Earl t. DeWolf (B)
Middle Row: John C. Webb (FE), Robert G. Decker (R/O), Robert J. Nicholson (WG), Roy M. Ballard (BTG)
Front Row: Nicholas W. Biltcliffe (WG), John S. Burkot (TG) 95th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 44504 - Robert C. Cozens Crew 95th BG - 334th BS Back Row" Robert C. Cozens (P), James W. Reed (CP, Willard W. Brown (N), Earl t. DeWolf (B) Middle...
Decker does not appear to have flown any combat missions with the 95th BG. It is unclear whether he flew any combat with the 384th BG before being reassigned to non-flying duties. It appears that he served in the New York National Guard for several years starting in 1926 through the mid 1930's. He appears to have continued service in the Army or National Guard, ending with the rank of Master Sergeant.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727183
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Addison, NY | 12 December 1908 | |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 29 May 1942 | |
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Other Transferred |
Grafton Underwood Airfield, UK | 30 June 1944 | 384th BG HQ Detachment |
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Other Assigned to the 544th BS |
Grafton Underwood Airfield | 20 July 1944 | |
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Other Transferred |
Horham Airfield, UK | 15 September 1944 | Transferred back to the 95th BG |
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Other MOS Changed |
Grafton Underwood Airfield | 28 September 1944 | Reclassified from MOS 737 (Radio Operator/Gunner) to MOS 835 (Shipping & Receiving Clerk) |
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Died |
4 August 1957 | ||
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Buried |
Rushford, NY | 8 August 1957 | White Cemetery Rushford, Allegany County, New York, USA |
| Niagara Falls, NY |
Revisions
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=2832875
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=921
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=2832875
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_03_0…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2375/images/40050_1220…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
