Person:Robert Vest (15)

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Robert Washington Vest
b.2 May 1924 Marshall, Alabama, United States
d.11 Sep 2005 New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 Mar 1916
  1. Lewis Ival Vest1916 - 1975
  2. John Henry Vest1918 - 1980
  3. Frances Eleanor Vest1921 - 1995
  4. Robert Washington Vest1924 - 2005
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Robert Washington Vest1924 - 2005
  • W.  Betty Strickland (add)
m. 5 Jun 1946
  1. Robert Washington Vest1948 - 2008
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Facts and Events
Name Robert Washington Vest
Gender Male
Birth? 2 May 1924 Marshall, Alabama, United States
Military? 23 Mar 1943 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United StatesEntered US Army
Military? 12 Jan 1946 Discharged from Army
Marriage 5 Jun 1946 Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United Statesto Betty Strickland (add)
Death? 11 Sep 2005 New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States
Burial? Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Robert Washington Vest, Sr. was born may 2, 1924 in Marshall County, Alabama, the youngest child of John Ed Vest and Mary Starkey.

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Marriage

Betty Strickland was Bob's second wife. He was married to his first wife in 1943 when he received his draft notice to enter the US Army, in Louisville, KY. Vest described the state of his marriage at the time as not "too good."(S2) He entered active service March 23, 1943, and was discharged January 12, 1946.(S3, S4) He married Betty on June 5, 1946 in Rockwood, Tennessee.(S1)

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US Army photo of Bob Vest, c.1943-1946
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US Army photo of Bob Vest, c.1943-1946
US Army photo of Bob Vest, c.1943-1946
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US Army photo of Bob Vest, c.1943-1946
US Army photo of Bob Vest c.1943-1946. Written on the back of the photo is "Robert W. Vest Loves, Betty J. Strickland," written in 1946.
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US Army photo of Bob Vest c.1943-1946. Written on the back of the photo is "Robert W. Vest Loves, Betty J. Strickland," written in 1946.
References
  1.   Research of Robert Vest, Jr.
  2.   Interview with Robert W. Vest, Sr.
    May 29, 2000.

    http://homepages.ius.edu/RVEST/InterviewVestSr.html ; Transcript on file at Indiana University Southeast Library, New Albany, IN.

  3.   The Second World War: Not Just a War, But an Experience
    June, 2000.

    Accompanies S2. http://homepages.ius.edu/RVEST/WarExperience.htm

  4.   WD AGO Form 100: Separation Qualification Record, in US Army
    12 Jan 1946 .
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