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Memory mosaic of Kenny Decker a Hayward wanderer
A profile of Kenny Decker of Hayward whose memory blends fact and fiction. He recalls a globe spanning circus life with the Bailey family and wartime service in the Rainbow Division, later drifting through Ohio farms, World War II, and California spots from Richmond to Vallejo. Now aged, he survives on odd jobs and street life along Jackson Street and Winton Avenue, cherishing travel and a faded past.
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Hayward
Antwerp
Belgium
Old Washington
Middlebourne
Hie
Casa Blanca
Africa
World
Kenna Decker
Jackson Street
Winton Avenue
Kenny
Kenta
Gene Tunney
Bump Scott
Father Flanagan
Emmett Kelly
Col
Joseph
Bryant
Burt Lancaster
Jack Palance
Kering
Vallejo
Richmond
San Pedro
Boy’s Town
Rainbow Division
Burt Lancaste
Baileys of Circus Fame
Bill Bailey
Raymond Bailey
Karachi
India
U.S
Brewster
Ohio
Calvary
Monterey
California
North
Hell
Davis's Cafe
Sybil’s
East Bay