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2LT Vincent Cyril Pithan

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Birth	:	6 Jan 1916 Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Dec 1944 Germany
Burial	:	Saint Boniface Cemetery, Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0825005, -95.5943985
Description	:	Pithan, Lt. Vincent (1916 - 1944) January, 1945 Memorial Military Mass for Lt. Vincent Pithan, was offered at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak, Monday morning, January 22, at 9:30 with Father George O'Brien in charge Lt. Vincent Pithan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Pithan of Denison, formerly of Ute, and a brother of Raymond Pithan of Ute, died December 17 (1944) in Germany of wounds received in action. Vincent was born January 6, 1916 at Charter Oak. He received his early, education at St. Boniface school at Charter Oak and attended the Ute high school for two... Read More	Pithan, Lt. Vincent (1916 - 1944) January, 1945 Memorial Military Mass for Lt. Vincent Pithan, was offered at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak, Monday morning, January 22, at 9:30 with Father George O'Brien in charge Lt. Vincent Pithan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Pithan of Denison, formerly of Ute, and a brother of Raymond Pithan of Ute, died December 17 (1944) in Germany of wounds received in action. Vincent was born January 6, 1916 at Charter Oak. He received his early, education at St. Boniface school at Charter Oak and attended the Ute high school for two years. He was drafted into the coast artillery October 8, 1941, from Los Angeles, California, where he had been working as a carpenter. He received his training in different camps on the west coast until July, 1943, when he was sent to England. On May 10, 1943, he was married to Isabelle Canizo of San Fernando, California, where she still resides. At Christmas time he sent two one dollar bills to a niece and nephew which he had carried with him from the states. They had been in six countries, England, Normandy, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, and Germany. He was made a second lieutenant from the battle field, an honor very few receive. He also, received a Silver Star for gallantry, which his wife received only two days before word of his death. Honor Guard were: Pvt. Lloyd Keim and Cpl. Robert Butler. Presentation of the United State Flag was made. by Chaplain Hoefer for the Charter Oak Legion Post. Taps were sounded by Miss Patricia Nellor and the Echo by Ralph Scoles of Ute. - - - - - - - - - - - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 Name: Vincent C Pithan Gender: Male Rank: Second Lieutenant Residence Place: California Type of Medal: Silver Star, Purple Heart Service Number: O1996393 Military Unit: 461st Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion Military Branch: U.S. Army War: World War II Death Date: 17 Dec 1944 Cemetery Plot Number: F Cemetery Row: 4 Cemetery Section: Grave: 72 Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle Burial Place: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Next of Kin: Mr Albert C Pithan

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2LT Vincent Cyril Pithan's memorial is located at: Saint Boniface Cemetery, Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA.
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2LT Vincent Cyril Pithan death on 17 Dec 1944 in Germany
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Latitude: 42.0825005
Longitude: -95.5943985

Family Members:

Parent

Albert Charles Pithan

(1882 - 1955)

Agnes Georgiana Staley Pithan

(1885 - 1978)

Spouse

Siblings

Raymond Albert Pithan

(1908 - 2003)

Irene M. Pithan Schwingdorf

(1910 - 1979)

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