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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Arthur Clayton
Date of birth
25 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Springville, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Springville, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32583329
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
786th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Angelsdorf - Elsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 56

Immediate family

Members
Henry F. Smith (father)
Mary K. (Tehorst) Smith (mother)
Wilson Smith (brother)
Floyd Smith (brother)
Evelyn Smith (sister)
Claude Smith (sister)
Helen Smith (sister)
Marie Smith (sister)
Alfred Smith (brother)

More information

T/5 Arthur C. Smith was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 20 November 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1925 Census / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Chrissy Smith Family Tree, Path of Destruction - The 786th Tank Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet