PFC Harold David Decker

1921 - 1943  (22 years)

• Name	Harold David Decker
  Title	PFC
  Born	7 Feb 1921	Jerusalem, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 1943	Sicilia, Italia
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I461805	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	David Shelva Decker,   b. 15 Feb 1888, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1965, Jerusalem, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Bessie Pearl Brown,   b. 25 Jun 1889, Belmont County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1966, Jerusalem, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F153220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). PFC Harold David Decker Birth: 7 Feb 1921 Jerusalem, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Death: 31 Jul 1943 (aged 22) Sicilia, Italy Burial: Beallsville Cemetery, Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Plot: Lot 487/488 Section B Memorial #: 74808449 Bio: Private First Class Harold D. Decker was a soldier participating in the invasion and battle for Sicily. D-Day for operation Husky was 10 July 1943. He died on 31 July 1943 and was buried in the temporary American cemetery GELA in Sicily, where over 1200 young Americans were buried. (Information courtesy of Jan Bos #47634285) Family Members Parents David Shelva Decker 1888-1965 Bessie Pearl Brown Decker 1889-1966 Siblings Lloyd Ellsworth Decker 1913-1916 John Edison Decker 1917-1998 Clyde Otto Decker 1919-1984 Argil Dean Decker 1926-2012 Robert Wayne Decker 1929-1990 Created by: Tom Decker (47579920) Added: 12 Aug 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74808449/harold-david-decker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 June 2020), memorial page for PFC Harold David Decker (7 Feb 1921?31 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. 74808449, citing Beallsville Cemetery, Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Tom Decker (contributor 47579920) .