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SMITH, Francis C - Date of
birth
3 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Iowa -
Hometown
Near Garbor, Clayton County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37046386 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ray V. Smith (father)
Mary L. Smith (mother)
Keith V. Smith (brother)
Asa W. Smith (brother)
Ruth E. Smith (sister)
Lloyd H. Smith (brother)
Margaret P. Smith (sister)
Bette L. Smith (sister)
Mary J. Smith (sister)
Donna M. Smith (sister)
More information
Pfc Francis C. Smith lived with his parents on a farm near Garber, Iowa until their death in 1939. He attended the Colesburg en Guttenberg schools. He volunteered for service in the Army on June 27, 1941. He received his basic training at Camp Polk, La., and then was transferred to Rice, Calif., for desert training. From there he was moved to Camp Pickett, Va., for a short time and was then stationed at Indiantown Gap, Pa., from where he had his last furlough in July of 1943. He was shipped overseas to England the following month and from there went into France and his last letter home was written somewhere in Belgium, Sept 11.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sharyl Ferrall, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?read=593899
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet