From ancestry.com: BEGIN U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record about Gerard C Deckelman Name: Gerard C Deckelman Birth Year: 1926 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: New York State: New York County or City: St Lawrence Enlistment Date: 31 Jan 1945 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Syracuse Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status) Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Student Codes 0x, 2x, 4x and 6x as pertain to students will be converted, for machine records purposes, to the code number 992. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 00 Weight: 000 END From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1952: BEGIN Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Deckelman of North Branch are the parents of twin boys, born Tuesday, all at the Callicoon Hospital. END From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1966: BEGIN John Hector, son of John Hector of Bethel, drove his "48 Jr.," named after his father's "48" to the Sullivan County Soap Box Derby Championship. Other local entrants were David McCoach, Richard Komancheck, Henry Stiene, Robert Hanson, Lance Sturdevant, David Robisch, George Deckelman and Charles Deckelman. END From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in November of 1977: BEGIN At the reunion of classes of Callicoon High School, Long Eddy High School and the Delaware Valley Central School, held at the Youth Center on October 8, it must be noted that all of the Class of 1944 of DVCS were present. Attending were Robert Long, Paul Long, John Zopf, Eric Karg, Gerard Deckelman, Henry Reimer, William Meyer, Anna Zieres Mathern, Irene Irmscher Molusky, Mary Graby Cade, Elizabeth Eschenberg Newman, Eleanor Kohl Olsen, Doris Eldred Korth and Dorothy Hartz Peake. END From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1986: BEGIN George Deckelman of Fremont Center added to his point lead in the Street Stock division by winning the National Parts Peddler Pocono Qualifier Saturday night at the White Lake Speedway and qualifying him to take part in the invitational at the Pocono Speedway. END From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York dated March 7, 2000: BEGIN Gerard C. Deckelman Trucker, 73 Gerard C Deckelman of Fremont Center, a self-employed trucker and a lifelong area resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at his home. He was 73 years of age. The son of the late Charles and Florence Huff Deckelman, he was born Aug. 20, 1926, in New York City. Mr. Deckelman was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Army Air Corps. He is survived by his wife, Katherine McKervey Deckelman, at home; a daughter, Penny Deckelman of Hankins; twin sons, George Deckelman and his companion, Maureen West, of Fremont Center, and Charles Deckelman and his wife, Zoanne, of Obernburg; three stepdaughters, Christina Bowers and her husband, Raymond, of Roscoe, Alice Houston of Fremont Center, and Katherine Doyle and her husband, Terrance, of Stone Ridge; a step-son, Thomas Houston and his wife, Dawn, of Staten Island; two sisters, Teresa Schanil and her husband, William, of Obernburg, and Doris D'Ambra of Greenville, R.I.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Callicoon on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be made at the Twin Tiers Crematory in Endicott. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550. END From the Times Herald-Record, Middletown, New York dated March 7, 2000: BEGIN Gerard C. Deckelman Fremont Center, N.Y. - Gerard C Deckelman of Fremont Center, a self-employed trucker and lifetime resident of the area, died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at home. He was 73. The son of the late Charles and Florence Huff Deckelman, he was born Aug. 20, 1926, in New York City. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, having served during WWII. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen McKervey Deckelman, at home; one daughter, Penny Deckelman of Hankins; two sons, George Deckelman and his companion Maureen West of Fremont Center and Charles Deckelman and his wife Zoanne of Obernburg; three stepdaughters, Christina Bowers and her husband Raymond of Roscoe, Alice Houston of Fremont Center and Katherine Doyle and her husband Terrance of Stone Ridge; one stepson, Thomas Houston and his wife Dawn of Staten Island; two sisters, Teresa Schanil and her husband William of Obernburg and Doris D'Ambra of Greenville, R.I.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 7, at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Callicoon. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the funeral home. The Rev. John Richardson will officiate. Cremation will be in Twin Tiers Crematory, Endicott. Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550. END From the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island dated March 15, 2000: BEGIN Gerard C. Deckelmann - Smithfield Gerard C. Deckelmann, of Fremont Center, N.Y., a self-employed trucker, died March 5 at home. He was the husband of Kathleen (McKervey) Deckelmann. Born in Port Jervis, N.Y., he was the son of the late Charles and Florence (Huff) Deckelmann. Mr. Deckelmann was a World War II Army/Air Corps veteran. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Penny Deckelmann of Hankins, N.Y.; twin sons, George Deckelmann of Fremont Center and Charles Deckelmann of Obernburg, N.Y.; three step-daughters, Christine Bowers of Roscoe, N.Y., Alice Houston of Fremont Center and Katherine Doyle of Stone Ridge, N.Y.; a stepson, Thomas Houston of Staten Island, N.Y.; two sisters, Doris D'Ambra of Smithfield and Teresa Schanil of Obernburg, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held March 8 in Callicoon, N.Y. END