Harold E. Dechon

World War II
Service #39152404
Unit394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathJanuary 24 1946
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes
PVT Dechon's remains have been recovered and identified. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. PVT Dechon's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.