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Pvt Vincent Charles Sykora

10 Jan 1918 – 7 Sep 1944

Birth	10 Jan 1918
Death	7 Sep 1944
Cemetery	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines
Added by	Mike Gerik on 13 Jun 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56750521

Gravesite details

Entered the service from Texas.

Bio

Vincent Charles Sykora enlisted in the US Army on 18 March 1941 in Dallas, Texas. Pvt. Vincent Sykora was a member of A Company, 192nd Tank Battalion (Service Number 38040765). He fought on Bataan and became a Prisoner of War on April 9, 1942. He took part in the death march and was held as a POW at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao. He died when the Japanese transport he was on, the Shinyo Maru, was torpedoed by an American submarine. Some POWs died in the explosion while others were shot by the Japanese as they attempted to leave the ship's holds. Still others were shot while they swam to shore. Of the 750 POWs on the ship, only 82 survived the ship's sinking. For more information, go to: Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project

Inscription

PVT Co. A 192 TANK BN TEXAS

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Family

Parents

• Vincent John Sykora 1887–1958
• Anna Krenek Sykora 1893–1928

Siblings

• Louise Jane Sykora Rogillio 1920–1997
• Estella Sykora Peters 1924–2004

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