Donald Edward Decker^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1915 - 1961  (46 years)

• Name	Donald Edward Decker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	Abt 1915	Ohio   [4]
  Birth	22 Jan 1915	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	NOTE: I have used the birthdate etched on his gravestone, given by his ex-wife, Charlotte, but he gave birthdate as 23 May 1915 on his draft registration.
  Gender	Male
  Name	Donald Decker  [4]
  Residence	1920	Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1930	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio   [4, 5]
  Residence	1940	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son-in-law
  Residence	Apr 1940	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son-in-law
  Military Service	16 Oct 1940	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [2, 3, 10]
  	WWII Registration; went into service as a Pvt. 16 Mar 1943, discharged 21 Feb 1946 [NOTE: He gave birthdate as 23 May 1915. His ex-wife Charlotte R Jones gave his date as 22 Jan 1915 for his burial.]
  Residence	1950	Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Death	6 June 1961	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [3, 6, 11, 14]
  	St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center; autopsy done
  Burial	Delta, Fulton, Ohio, USA   [3, 11]
  Person ID	I342234109375	Tripp Family Genealogical Website

  
  

  Father	George W Decker,   b. Abt 1874, Michigan
  Mother	Eva C Decker,   b. Abt 1886, Ohio
  Family ID	F21753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Ruth Tripp,   b. 10 May 1917, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA d. 3 Feb 2005 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1937	Lucas County, Ohio, USA   [12]
  Children	1. Sharon Darlene Decker,   b. 28 Jan 1948, Toledo, Ohio d. 28 Nov 2023, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F44439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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