Vincent A. Goracke
Vincent A. Goracke
Army
VINCENT
A.
GORACKE
Mar 17, 1920 - Oct 8, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: St Mary, Nebraska
SOLDIER DETAILS
HIGHEST RANK: Private
DIVISION:
Army
, 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
THEATER OF OPERATION:
European
SERVED: 1942 -
Oct 8, 1944
KILLED IN ACTION
BIOGRAPHY
Vincent was part of the 65th Armored Field Artillery battalion, fought in North Africa, Sicily, and landed on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944. He fought through France and was injured near Aachen, Germany on October 7, died on October 8th. We were told he hit a land mine. He was a military messenger for the 65th, rode a motorcycle while in North Africa and Sicily, switched to jeep thereafter.