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SMART, Harold Haskell - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Redfield, Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12016676 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Brandscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Smart (father)
Nora Smart (mother)
James Smart (brother)
George Smart (brother)
Esther Smart (sister)
Alice Smart (sister)
Mary Smart (sister)
More information
Pfc Harold H. Smart joined the Regular Army in Syracuse, New York on 16 October 1940 and spent 37 months in Panama before he was sent overseas in the spring of 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - The Pulaski Democrat
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet