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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Wesley Franklin Jr
Date of birth
13 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
14170918
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jüngersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 76

Immediate family

Members
Wesley F. Smith Sr. (father)
Cora C. (Fambrough) Smith McElwaney (mother)
Connie Smith (sister)
Albert A. Smith (brother)
Marvin McElwaney (half-brother)
Sally K. McElwaney (half-sister)
Emily McElwaney (half-sister)
Henrietta (Pollard) Smith (wife)
Gloria R. Smith (daughter)
Nellie P. Smith (daughter)

More information

Wesley F. Smith was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 October 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News 4 March 1945 / The Atlanta Constitution 27 June 1944