VINCENT, Jaffrey Tamplin Earle
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Rank:
Lieutenant (Acting Major)
Unit / Base:
47RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Thursday, August 29, 1918
Birthplace:
Chichester, Sussex
Died :
Friday, May 7, 1999
Place died:
Brighton, Sussex
Age:
80
Major Jaffrey Vincent was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross* bestowed by the President of the United States of America for outstanding courage, coolness and skill in Commando operations during the assault on Walcheren in November, 1944.
Sources
London Gazette 37318, page 5181.
Navy Lists 1944 [Linked Content below].
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
* This is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army.
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