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Decker, George Henry

Date of birth:
February 16th, 1902 (Catskill/New York, United States)
Date of death:
February 6th, 1980 (Washington, D.C./District Of Columbia, United States)
Buried on:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 7. Grave: 8197-A.
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier General
Unit:
Sixth Army, U.S. Army
"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the SIXTH Army in the Pacific, during World War II."

Chief of Staff
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Sixth Army, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

War Department, General Orders No. 98
Period:
Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:
General
Unit:
Eighth Army, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1962
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period July 1946 to September 1962."

Department of the Army, General Orders No. 60 (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:
General
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

w/ 4 bronze service stars
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

1 service star
National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

w/ 2 bronze service stars
Philippines Liberation Medal

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