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Personal info

Full name
VINCENT, Harold F
Date of birth
28 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Girard, Branch County, Michigan
Hometown
Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36462691
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 1 42

Immediate family

Members
Tracy G. Vincent (father)
Irene Vincent (mother)
Ronald G. Vincent (brother)
Bessie D. Vincent (sister)
Lloyd E. Vincent (brother)
Dennis Vincent (brother)
Alfred Vincent (brother)
Vida M. (March) Vincent (wife)

More information

Pfc Harold F. Vincent was a machinist for the Wilcox Rich Company before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 21 April 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Susan Linton, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer