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SMITH, Raymond C - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36569755 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hamich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward C. Smith (father)
Charlotte Smith (mother)
Mildred Smith (sister)
Ella R. Smith (sister)
Virginia Smith (sister)
Thelma O. (Weisner) Smith (wife)
Virginia Smith (daughter)
Marlene Smith (daughter)
More information
Sgt Raymond C. Smith enlisted on 17 February 1943. Before entering the service, he worked for the Gear Grinding Machine Company in Detroit.He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
He was first buried at Block U, Row 3, Grave 54.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Desirae Hogue, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Desirae Hogue