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Vincent Paul Ritzenhein

Vincent Paul Ritzenhein 

 

Rank/Rate Fireman, First Class
Service Number 623 52 38
Birth Date April 9, 1922
From Grand Rapids, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date September 17, 1943
Location Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Vincent was born in Walker, Kent County, Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Annette McCormack.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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