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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Walter Madsen
Date of birth
11 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Logan, Cache County, Utah
Hometown
Paradise, Cache County, Utah

Military service

Service number
39910600
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 13 19

Immediate family

Members
Owen W. Smith (father)
Stella Smith (mother)
Owen Smith Jr. (brother)

More information

Walter M. Smith graduated from South Cache High School in 1942 and attended Utah State Agriculture College in Logan, Utah for two quarters.

Walter Smith enlisted on 1 March 1943 at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City. He trained in Texas and Camp Fort Meade, Maryland. He was promoted to Sergeant on 1 June 1943 and was accepted for Army Specialized training on 19 February 1944. He was transferred to Air Corps. Walter Smith was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Utah Military Records, www.newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com,- Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - South Cache High School Yearbook 1942 / Utah State Agricultural College Yearbook 1943