John Decker oral history transcript

John Decker oral history interview as conducted by Dorothe Norton. Mr. Decker talks about early life, going to college and graduating from Iowa State in fisheries and wildlife biology, joining the military, and eventually working for the Fish and Wildlife Service. He would work for refuges before transferring to law enforcement, taking CIS training and going to FLETC, and eventually into special ops before retiring in 2004. Organization: FWS Name: John Decker Years: 1977-2004 Program: Refuges, Law Enforcement History, Biography, Employees (USFWS), Military, Waterfowl, Assistant manager, Management, Refuge law enforcement, Wetland easement reinforcement, Pine Ridge Reservation, Special operations, CIS, FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center), SABS (Special Agent Basic School), cactus case, Texas waterfowl case, Mesabi Fur, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, National Elk Refuge