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SMITH, Andrew Ray - Date of
birth
11 May 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Key Rock, Wyoming County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32062121 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wiley W. Smith (father)
Narcessa J. S. (Ray) Smith (mother)
Minnie L. Smith (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Andrew R. Smith enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 5 March 1941.
Source of information: FOHF, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Raleigh Register
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Raleigh Register