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Personal info

Full name
VINCENT, James M
Date of birth
1 September 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
New York County, New York
Hometown
New York, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32429914
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division,
9th Army
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mehrum, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 14 2

Immediate family

Members
James M. Vincent (father)
Eleanor Vincent (mother)
Mary Vincent (sister)
Katherine Vincent (sister)
Daniel G. Vincent (brother)
Alice Vincent (sister)
Nicholas J. Vincent (brother)
Elizabeth Vincent (sister)

More information

Sgt James M. Vincent graduated of Columbia University and New York University Law School and worked as a lawyer.

He enlisted on 17 August 1942 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York.

Sergeant Vincent was originally with the Medical Corps, stationed in England, but was assigned to the infantry at his own request.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1915/1920/1930/1940 Census, http://www.oldhickory30th.com - After Action report, Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945, Newspaper (source not known), WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Newspaper (source not known)