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James E. Decker

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James E. Decker Famous memorial

Birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
29 Aug 1970 (aged 73)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Law Officer. Longtime Dallas County, Texas Sheriff who was involved in several nationally famous incidents. His pursuit of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker and his capture of hardened criminal Raymond Hamilton focused national attention on him during the 1930s, and was Sheriff in November 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
Law Officer. Longtime Dallas County, Texas Sheriff who was involved in several nationally famous incidents. His pursuit of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker and his capture of hardened criminal Raymond Hamilton focused national attention on him during the 1930s, and was Sheriff in November 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Dec 13, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18857/james_e-decker: accessed ), memorial page for James E. Decker (31 Aug 1896–29 Aug 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18857, citing Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.