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Personal info

Full name
SZYMANSKI, Vincent Earnest
Date of birth
17 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35294046
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Waimes, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 13 5

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Szymanski (father)
Florence Szymanski (mother)
Steve Szymanski (brother)
Rose M. Szymanski (sister)
Mary Szymanski (wife)
Barbara J. Szymanski (daughter)

More information

Pfc Vincent E. Szymanski was a metal finisher before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 20 October 1943.

His father was born in Poland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet