Stark County OhArchives Obituaries.....Dencer, Bertram E January 16, 1945
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The Canton Repository.   Canton, Ohio.  February 2, 1945.
	Tech Sgt. Bertram E. Dencer, 30, was killed Jan. 16 while serving with 
an infantry unit in France, it was announced by the war department.  Mrs. 
Dencer (Opal) and son, Richard, reside with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.E. 
Dencer, at 1222 3rd st SW.
	A graduate of McKinley and a former employ of the Timken Roller 
Bearing Co., he played in several dance orchestras before entering service 
March 15, 1941.  He received training at Camps Wolters and Swift, Tex., and 
Camp Van Dorn, Miss., going overseas Nov. 23, 1944.
	Survivors, in addition to his wife, son and parents, are two sisters, 
Mrs. Fred Brunner and Miss Fern Dencer of Canton, and a brother, Tech. Fifth 
Grade Robert E. Dencer, with the army in France.

The Canton Repository.  Canton, Ohio.  November 8, 1945.
Posthumous Awards to Sgt. B.E. Dencer Presented to Widow
	Mrs. Opal Dencer of 1222 3rd st NW, received the Silver Star and 
Purple Heart awarded posthumously to her husband, T/Sgt. Bertram E. Dencer who 
was killed Jan. 16 in France at a recent ceremony in her home.  Presentation 
was made by staff officers from Fletcher General Hospital.
	The citation accompanying the award stated “while withdrawing to 
establish a more suitable outpost, Sgt. Dencer and his group were ambushed by 
an enemy patrol.  Seriously wounded, he ordered the men to withdraw to warn 
the company of the attack and himself remained to cover their movement.
	“When later a reinforced patrol was sent out they found Sgt. Dencer 
had died from wounds and the enemy had withdrawn.”
	The son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dencer of the 3rd at address with whom 
his widow and son, Richard, make their home, Sgt. Dencer was well-known as a 
musician.  He was a graduate of McKinley High School and a member of First 
Baptist Church.
	Employed by the Timken Roller Bearing Co., he entered service in 
March, 1941, and went overseas in November, 1944, serving with the 254th 
Infantry Regiment, 63rd Division.


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