Willard Raymond Vest, World War II CasualtyPorter County Data on World War II Casualties . . . .
Willard Raymond Vest
Electrician's Mate Third Class, US Navy
Date of Death: November 28, 1945
Cause of Death: Missing in Action
Monument: Tablets of The Missing at East Coast Memorial, New York City
Hometown: Chesterton
Newspaper Notices:
North County Woman Hears Husband Lost
Mrs. Willard Vest, of Chesterton, received word Thursday that her husband,
Willard Raymond Vest, EM 3/c, is reported as missing in the Chesapeake Bay area.
No details were given. She was notified further word will be forwarded her by
the government.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana;
December 7, 1945; Volume 19, Page 1, Column 8
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Information abstracted and transcribed by Steven R. Shook