Decker, Floyd Virgil

Individual Personnel Data
Name Decker, Floyd Virgil   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 39338132   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Togglier
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 20 January 1945
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Oak Lawn Memorial Park, Corvallis, Oregon
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 March 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special orders #194 dated 1 October 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #209 dated 22 October 1944.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 9 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-01-20-527⇓ (5.643 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗PilotWIA
2nd Lt. Laney, John Neal⇗Co-pilotWIA
2nd Lt. Green, Billy A⇗NavigatorTBD
2nd Lt. Cochran, John Edward, Jr⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Richardson, William Harrison⇗Radio Operator / GunnerWIA
SGT. Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerWIA
CPL. Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Galetto, Anthony J⇗Tail GunnerWIA
SGT. Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗Flexible GunnerWIA
SGT. Decker, Floyd VirgilFlexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Third Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Togglier 42‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Togglier 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Togglier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8409⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑98000.
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225⇗ 11 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Crash landed in Luxembourg due to battle damage after the crew bailed out.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Ridgewell due to weather.
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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247⇗ 31 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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249⇗ 2 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany 		Togglier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Togglier 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38542⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Crash landed near Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107 due to weather and engine failures; 2 crew killed, 7 seriously injured.
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