Vincent W. Byas
Personal details
Born1915
Died1990
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33745045
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Rank at RitchiePrivate
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section7A
EnlistedFt Myer, Virginia
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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.

Biography edit

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 edit

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 75
Nara ASN 33745045
Nara Name BYAS VINCENT W
Nara State 4
Nara County 1
Nara POE 3347
Nara DOE 160743
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 84
Nativity.1 OKLAHOMA
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race 2
Nara Race Description Negro citizen
Nara Education 9
Nara Civilian Occupation 31
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 33745045
Class_Name BYAS, Vincent W.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • 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.

Sources edit

  • 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)
  • 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)