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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Arthur John
Date of birth
26 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Edgewood, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31291763
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Arbrefontaine, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 34

Immediate family

Members
Joseph B. Smith (father)
Ada Smith (mother)
Mildred Smith (sister)
John Smith (brother)
George Smith (brother)
Arthur Smith (brother)
Elsie Smith (sister)
Frances Smith (sister)
Helen Smith (sister)

More information

Sgt Arthur J. Smith enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 18 March 1943.

He was reported wounded in action in Arbrefontaine, Belgium. The exact location where he died is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#1, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Antoine Nouens