According to www.tarawaontheweb.org/vincentrichard: Captain Richard W. Vincent, serial number 09878, entered the Service from Massachusetts. He died November 20, 1943. He was Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial. He was awarded the Purple Heart. According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, Vincent was listed as KIA as of January 26, 1944 and his rank was 1st Lieutenant, receiving a posthumous promotion. Captain Vincent's remains were identified on October 21, 2014, after being discovered during the excavation of a construction site on the island of Tarawa. Captain Vincent's remains were returned to Westfield, Massachusetts on July 1, 2015. On July 2, 2015 his remains were buried next to his parents at Pine Hill Cemetery in the grave they purchased for him. Please see Findagrave Memorial Number 99620536 for his memorial in Honolulu.
According to www.tarawaontheweb.org/vincentrichard: Captain Richard W. Vincent, serial number 09878, entered the Service from Massachusetts. He died November 20, 1943. He was Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial. He was awarded the Purple Heart. According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, Vincent was listed as KIA as of January 26, 1944 and his rank was 1st Lieutenant, receiving a posthumous promotion. Captain Vincent's remains were identified on October 21, 2014, after being discovered during the excavation of a construction site on the island of Tarawa. Captain Vincent's remains were returned to Westfield, Massachusetts on July 1, 2015. On July 2, 2015 his remains were buried next to his parents at Pine Hill Cemetery in the grave they purchased for him. Please see Findagrave Memorial Number 99620536 for his memorial in Honolulu.
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In Memory of Our Son
Richard
1st LT. U.S.M.C.
Gave his Life At Tarawa
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Capt Richard Woytisek Vincent
1930 United States Federal Census
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Capt Richard Woytisek Vincent
1920 United States Federal Census
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Capt Richard Woytisek Vincent
1940 United States Federal Census
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Capt Richard Woytisek Vincent
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Capt Richard Woytisek Vincent
Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953
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