Gold Star Veterans : California World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
4721	Clarence E Decker	CA		WW II	Army
4722	Dale E Decker	CA		WW II	Army
4723	George A Decker	CA	02-04-1945	WW II	Army
4724	Orville L Deckrow	CA	11-30-1943	WW II	Army
4725	Joseph A Declark	CA		WW II	Army AF
4726	Alexander E Dedenko	CA	08-31-1943	WW II	Navy
4727	James Andrew Deeds	CA	08-01-1943	WW II	Army AF
4728	Autry C Deel	CA		WW II	Army
4729	Harry C Deem	CA		WW II	Army
4730	Harry B Deem	CA	06-07-1944	WW II	Army
4731	La Mark Dees	CA	07-21-1944	WW II	Navy
4732	L A Deffibaugh	CA		WW II	Army
4733	★ John DeFrance	NE	05-07-1942	WW II	Navy
4734	Stanley J Defuentes	CA	12-11-1942	WW II	Navy
4735	Carl J Degen	CA		WW II	Army
4736	Clarence W DeGroff	CA	12-01-1944	WW II	Army AF
4737	Salvador A Degruccio	CA	01-08-1945	WW II	Army
4738	Peter F Deini	CA	11-15-1944	WW II	Army
4739	Frederick Robert Deininger	CA	03-20-1945	WW II	Navy
4740	Fredrick R Deininger	CA	04-01-1946	WW II	Navy

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