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Andrew Charles Deck Jr. was born March 1, 1899, in Trenton, N. J., he was the son of Andrew and Gertrude Mount Deck. He grew up and was educated in Somerset, New Jersey.
He married Gretchen L Nunn and and they had one child, Andrew III, and in Rye his family lived 29 Beck Avenue.
Andrew enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as staff sergeant with the 3rd Armored Division.
 The first elements of the 3rd Armored saw combat on 29 June 1944 in France, with the division as a whole beginning combat operations on 9 July 1944. The division was the "spearhead" of the First Army through the Normandy Campaign, taking part in a number of engagements, most notably in the Battle of Saint-Lô, where it suffered significant casualties.
 Forty-six Year Old Soldier Awarded Bronze Star Medal
Andrew C. Deck, Jr. , of 29 Beck Avenue, Just missed World War I because he was too young; now at forty-six he is overseas and has been awarded the Bronze Star. The citation sent to his wife says it was for special duty in taking a truck convoy up to the front lines in the European Theater under constant enemy fire for four days.
RYE, NEW YORK FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945
 After his discharge, Andrew was a gardener on private estates. Having been a Rye resident since 1938 he was very active in the community. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rye Fire Department and a member of Christ's Episcopal Church.
The funeral of Andrew Charles Deck. Jr. fifty-seven, of 29 Beck Avenue, who died Monday July 30,1956 at Rosary Hill Hospital. Hawthorne, where he had been a patient for a month, was held at the William H. Graham Funeral Home followed by services at Christ's Church conducted by Rev James C. Walworth, curate. Interment followed at Greenwood Union Cemetery. A fire truck carried the many floral tributes.
At the time of his death, he was survived by a son, Andrew Charles Deck, III of Rye and two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Burke of Somerville, N. J. and Mrs. Jess Fitchler of Red Bank. N. J
 Andrew Charles Deck, III
Andrew "Drew" C. Deck III was born Jan. 20, 1928, in Bound Brook, N.J., Andrew C. Jr. and Gretchen Nunn Deck. He attended schools Bound Brook until his family moved to Rye, where he attended high school.
He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in Europe. Drew was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He married Margaret Madeline Kelly on Nov.
7, 1952, in Rye.
 Drew moved from Rye to Pawling in 1972. He worked as a groundsman at Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale from 1972 until his retirement in 1983. He volunteered at the center after his retirement.
Drew has a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Rye and the Rye Fire Department. In Pawling he was a member of the Hasler-Kamp American Legion Post and a member of the Central Baptist Church in Pawling.
Andrew C. Deck III, a former Rye resident, died Wednesday at New Milford (Conn.) Hospital. He was 62. The cause of death was not disclosed.
 At the time of his death, he was survived by a companion, Margaret Frederick of Pawling; an aunt, Victoria Tirrell of Randolph, Vt.; and five nieces, Judy Amfuso of Rye, Gail Klepps of Woodbury, Conn., Susan Hamilton of New Preston, Conn., Kelly Nardone of Byram, Conn. and Laurie Danforth of Washington, Conn. His wife died 15 years ago.
The Horn and Thomes Funeral Home in Pawling is handling the arrangements..
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