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SMITH, Allen Edward - Date of
birth
1 June 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1284227 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Katerbosch, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 19 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert Smith (father)
Grace Smith (mother)
Herbert Smith (brother)
Jane Smith (sister)
Sylvia A. (Boyd) Smith (wife)
Jennifer G. Smith (daughter)
More information
1st Lt Allen E. Smith graduated from East Greenwich Academy and attended Rhode Island State college. He working for the U.S. Army Engineer Crops in Point Judith, Rhode Island.He enlisted in July, 1941. He was stationed at Trinidad for three months and returned to the US in December 1942 and was selected for Officers Candidate School. He was commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Benning in the spring of 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, via Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten