WWII

William Olin Dekle

Rate / Rank
TEC E5

Birthdate
February 25 1910

Date of Death
August 7 1986

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
May 14 1942 - October 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations
October 26, 1942 - September 12, 1945
New Guinea; Northern Solomon; Southern Philippines

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Company C, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division
Overseas with PFC Henry Wesley Davis, who was also from Grady County.

Decorations & Citations

Bronze Star Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars
Philippine Liberation Medal; Good Conduct Medal

Notes

Born; Mitchell County, Georgia. Home of record; 329 N. Broad St., Cairo, Georgia. US Army service number 34-269-252. Burial; Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, Georgia.