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Dan Decker Collection (777) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 7770000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 09 November 2005
Scope and Contents
Air War College Air University Research Report: 'Barrel Roll, 1968-73: An Air Campaign in Support of National Policy.' by Colonel Perry L. Lamy, USAF.
Biographical / Historical
Dan Decker enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 19. He attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and advanced training at Keesler Air Force Base. In January 1970 he was assigned to the 432nd Aviation Maintenance Squadron, which was deployed at Udorn, Thailand to service the 555 TFS and 13th TFS. While there Decker serviced the inertial navigational systems on the assigned F-4 Phantoms. While serving in Southeast Asia, Staff Sergeant Decker was awarded the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross.
1
Electronic Media
777EM0042: Southeast Asia Call Sign Project 1943-1975 Call Signs, Programs, and Operations
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1
Oral History
OH0183 Interview with Dan Decker
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D060.4 ]]
  • Air War College Air University Research Report: "Barrel Roll, 1968-73: An Air Campaign in Support of National Policy." by Colonel Perry L. Lamy, USAF

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=7770000000

Citation
Dan Decker Collection (777) Finding Aid, Dan Decker Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=7770000000, Accessed 05 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
7770000000, Dan Decker Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 08 Nov 2005 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]