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'''Vincent W. Byas''' (1915–1990) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 14]]. Vincent enlisted at Ft Myer, Virginia. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
'' | He moved to Washington in 1933 and worked as a messenger at the Department of the Interior while earning a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in French at Howard University. He taught at Howard and at Livingstone College in North Carolina before joining the Army in 1943. He taught at San Jose State University in California from 1965 until retiring in 1980. | ||
Vincent served in Europe during World War II, then after the war taught at Wilberforce University and Central State College in Ohio and did postgraduate study in Brussels and Paris. He , 74, a former French and Spanish teacher at Howard University and other colleges, died of cardiac arrest Aug. He attended Howard University (AB, Languages); ROTC (two years). | |||
He attended Howard University (MA, Languages). He attended Teacher of College French, Spanish and German. | |||
He returned to Washington and served on the Howard faculty until 1965. He french and Spanish Teacher. He in April of this year he returned to Washington from Monterey, Calif. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* See RB page | * See RB page | ||
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* He moved to Washington in 1933 and worked as a messenger at the Department of the Interior while earning a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in French at Howard University. | |||
* Byas returned to Washington and served on the Howard faculty until 1965. | |||
* Byas, 74, a former French and Spanish teacher at Howard University and other colleges, died of cardiac arrest Aug. | |||
* In April of this year he returned to Washington from Monterey, Calif. | |||
* Served as T/5. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Vincent W. Byas for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Byas, Vincent W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: VINCENT W. BYAS.doc) | |||