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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Harry W
Date of birth
8 February 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
20630781
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 21 8

Immediate family

Members
William J. Smith (father)
Mildred H. (Pageau) Smith (mother)
Robert E. Smith (brother)
Gerald H. Smith (brother)
Mildred V. Smith (sister)

More information

Pvt Harry W. Smith attended worked as a furnaceman, smelter or pourer.

He joined the National Guard in Detroit, Michigan on 15 October 1940.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Enlistment record, www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, National Archives, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Nancy Ehrhardt (niece)