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SMITH, Lawrence A - Date of
birth
28 November 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Clay County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Clay County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35665300 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alvis H. Smith (father)
Delia (Roark) Smith (mother)
Clarence Smith (brother)
Edward Smith (brother)
Lilie Smith (sister)
Phronia Smith (sister)
Kermit Smith (brother)
Dewey Smith (brother)
Emil Smith (brother)
Gertie Smith (sister)
Lola Smith (sister)
Howard Smit (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Lawrence A. Smith enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 13 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / Kentucky, Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet