Robert Anton Vacek (1923 - 1999)

Born 31 Mar 1923 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Marie (Povondra) Vacek — married 12 Oct 1946 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

Died 6 Jun 1999 at age 76 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Robert Anton Vacek was born on March 31, 1923 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska to John Vacek and Anna Zezulak^[1].

He married Dorothy Povondra on October 12, 1946 in Omaha^[2]. They had three children.

Robert passed away on June 6, 1999 in Omaha at the age of seventy-six^[3]. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha^[4].

Military

Robert entered service with the Coast Guard on February 2, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska^[5].

Apr 1942^[6]
USS Electra | Apprentice/Able Seaman (AS R) | Received from C.G.Det., New River, NC & Transferred to the USS William P Biddle

Apr 1942^[7]
USS William P Biddle | Apprentice/Able Seaman (AS) | Enlisted 2 Feb 1942; Omaha, NE | Received from USS Vestal

Jun 1942^[8]
USS William P Biddle | Apprentice/Able Seaman (AS) | Enlisted 2 Feb 1942; Omaha, NE | Change of Rating, Advance to Seaman 2nd Class (S2c), AUTH: BuPers CL 17-42

Aug 1942^[9]
USS William P Biddle | Seaman 2nd Class (S2c | Enlisted 2 Feb 1942; Omaha, NE | Transferred to Portsmouth, VA., for treatment

Dec 1943^[10]
USS Leonard Wood | Seaman 2nd Class (S2c) | Enlisted 2 Feb 1942; Omaha, NE | Reported on board for assignment to duty from Waipio Amph. O.B. Navy #128

Census Records

United States Census, 1930^[11]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John J Vacek (age 43), Anna B Vacek (age 40), Frank C Vacek (age 17), Bernard J Vacek (age 13), Henry P Vacek (age 11), John J Vacek (age 8), Robert A Vacek (age 7), Anna M Vacek (age 5), Louis A Vacek (age 3), Joseph P Vacek (age 2), Dorthy H Vacek (age 6mos)

United States Census, 1940^[12]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John Vacek (age 53), Anna Vacek (age 50), Bernard Vacek (age 23), Henry Vacek (age 21), John Vacek (age 18), Robert Vacek (age 17), Anna Vacek (age 15), Louis Vacek (age 13), Joseph Vacek (age 12), Dorothy Vacek (age 10), William Vacek (age 8)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Lincoln, Nebraska.
2. ↑ Newspapers.com, Clipping from The Evening World-Herald, Omaha NE, 29 Oct 1946, Pg 14 Col 1, "Couples Wed"
3. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (10 January 2021), Robert A Vacek, 06 Jun 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 February 2023), memorial page for Robert A. Vacek Sr. (3 Mar 1923–6 Jun 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5790513, citing Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Kevin Radik (contributor 5685971).
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data:Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949. A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, NAID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Ship > E > Electra > 1942 > Image 64 of 214
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data:Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949. A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, NAID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Ship > W > William P Biddle > 1942 > Image 51 of 407
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data:Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949. A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, NAID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Ship > W > William P Biddle > 1942 > Image 58 of 407
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data:Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949. A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, NAID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Ship > W > William P Biddle > 1942 > Image 58 of 407
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data:Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949. A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, NAID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Ship > L > Leonard Wood > 1943 > Image 297 of 319
11. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (8 December 2015), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha > ED 80 > image 47 of 106; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
12. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 February 2023), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha City, Omaha, Ward 7 > 94-109 Omaha City Ward 7 (Area F - part) > image 27 of 36; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.