Decker, Robert Marvin 'Bob'

1920 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Decker, Robert Marvin 'Bob'
  Birth	24 Feb 1920	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DECK.R001
  _FGRAVE	82798098
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 1st Armored Division, United States Army  [1, 3]
  	He served in the US Army in the 81st Calvary Reconnaissance Mechanized Squadron, First Armored Division. He served in the Tunisian campaign in North Africa, including the battle of Kasserine Pass. He served in the Italian campaign, including Naples, Rome, Arno, the North Apennines and Po Valley.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		1st Armored Division ("Old Ironsides"), United States Army
  		1st Armored Division ("Old Ironsides"), United States Army
  		Tunisian Campaign, World War II
  		Battle of Kasserine Pass, World War II
  		Italian Campaign, World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Decker, Robert Marvin (1920-2011)
  Death	29 Dec 2011	Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Decker, Peggy J. and Robert M.
  Person ID	I40174	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	DECKER, Loren Ulysses,   b. 13 Dec 1896, Omega, Marion County, Illinois d. 30 Apr 1969, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Warren, Lucy Beatrice 'Bea',   b. 12 Mar 1898, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Mar 1986, Splendora,Montgomery County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1919
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 22 years - She was ~ 20 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F6558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gharst, Peggy June,   b. 4 Jan 1930, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Oct 2015, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F15917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Feb 1920 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 29 Dec 2011 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Fairview Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert M. Decker, 91, was a son of Loren and Beatrice Warren Decker. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Neil and Max Decker. He married Peggy Gharst in Effingham, Illinois on June 5, 1955. She survives. He is also survived by five children, Michael and wife Linda of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mark and wife Terri of Champaign; Dwight and wife Barb of Forest Park; Danita and husband Bill Heilenbach of Western Springs and Eric and wife Christine of Downs; seventeen grandchildren; a brother, Dan Powell of Flora and a sister, Karen Sue Pearson of Splendora, Texas. He served in the US Army in the 81st Calvary Reconnaissance Mechanized Squadron, First Armored Division. He served in the Tunisian campaign in North Africa, including the battle of Kasserine Pass. He served in the Italian campaign, including Naples, Rome, Arno, the North Apennines and Po Valley. News Gazette, Champaign, IL

  
  

• Sources

  [S12764] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Decker, Peggy J. and Robert M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82798098/robert-marvin-decker) (Reliability: 2). [S1576] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 03, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S14862] World War II Honoree, Robert Marvin Decker, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1569820) (Reliability: 2).