Warren H. Decker

NAME: Warren H. Decker

ASN: 15075251

PLACE OF BIRTH: Belmont, OH

DATE OF BIRTH: 02 May 1920

DATES OF SERVICE: 10 Feb 1942 - 30 Aug 1945

UNIT ASSIGNED: HQ 2nd Bn 509th PIR

CAMPAIGNS: Tunisia

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with combat jump star, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device, WWII Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

10 Feb 1942 - Enlisted at Ft Hayes, Columbus, OH - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	15075251	15075251
NAME	DECKER#WARREN#H#########	DECKER#WARREN#H#########
RESIDENCE: STATE	53	OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	111	MONROE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	5340	FT HAYES COLUMBUS OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	10	10
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	02	02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	42	42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	5	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	53	OHIO
YEAR OF BIRTH	20	20
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	4	4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	316	Farm hands, general farms
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	6	Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0180	0180
FILM REEL NUMBER	2.37#	2.37#

26 Dec 1942 - Pvt. Warren H. Decker 15075251 Demo Plt. 2nd Bn 509th PIR participated in combat jump, El Djem Bridge Mission, Captured

28 Dec 1942 - Pvt. Warren H. Decker 15075251 Demo Plt. 2nd Bn 509th PIR POW: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

SERIAL NUMBER	15075251	15075251
NAME	DECKER WARREN H	DECKER WARREN H
GRADE, ALPHA	PVT	Private
GRADE CODE	8	Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman
SERVICE CODE	1	ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE	INF	Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE	10	INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)	0	0
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)
RACIAL GROUP CODE	1	WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE	53	Ohio
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	160	Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER	0502	0502
PARENT UNIT TYPE	06	Group/Regiment/Commands/System
AREA	90	North African Theatre
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)	31	31
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)	05	05
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)	5	1945
SOURCE OF REPORT	1	Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS	8	Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER	1	GERMANY
CAMP	091	Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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Listed on page 89 - 90 in the book Stand in the Door by Doyle and Stewart

Listed on page 59 - 60 in the book Keith Argraves Paratrooper by George W. Chambers

30 Aug 1945 - Honorably Discharged

01 Jun 1947 - Married to Ruth Anna Brown in Noble, OH

19 Jan 1998 - Passed away Newark, OH buried in Newark Memorial Gardens

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