| Name |
Decker, Max Nolan |
| Birth |
3 May 1922 |
Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
DECK.M003 |
| _FGRAVE |
133782802 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Motor Machinist's Mate First Class, United States Navy [3] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on September 30, 1942 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois, and attended the service school at Naval Training Station Columbia, Missouri. Served in turn at Receiving Station San Francisco, California; Navy 128 (Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii); Submarine Base (Repair Unit 'Afirm'); And Navy Weather Central. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Motor Machinist's Mate First Class on October 17, 1945 at the Naval Reserve Armory, Chicago, Illinois.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2160631
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Decker, Max Nolan (1922-2000)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Decker, Max Nolan (1922-2000)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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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,… |
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
25 Feb 2000 |
| Burial |
Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Decker, Max and Lorraine
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| Person ID |
I40175 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
24 May 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 |
| Family ID |
F6558 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
English
1922 - 2000 (77 years)
