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Personal info

Full name
GAYDOS, Vincent Ladislaus
Date of birth
23 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42108157
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Nieder-Emmels, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 76

Immediate family

Members
John Gaydos (father)
Elizabeth Gaydos (mother)
Steve Gaydos (brother)
Elizabeth Gaydos (sister)
Emery Gaydos (sister)
Irene Gaydos (sister)
John Gaydos (brother)
Michael Gaydos (brother)
Mary Gaydos (sister)
Julia Gaydos (sister)
Helen Gaydos (sister)
Louis Gaydos (brother)

More information

Pvt Vincent L. Gaydos graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1943.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 22 March 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men,www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Perth Amboy High School yearbook, 1943