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SMALLEY, Walter Grant - Date of
birth
20 January 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36894890 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter A. Smalley (father)
Dora E. (Wesch) Smalley (mother)
Rosetta E. Smalley (sister)
Gertrude A. Smalley (sister)
Leona M. (Mooney) Smalley (wife)
More information
Sgt Walter G. Smalley attended Brooklyn High School and graduated from Addison High School and was employed by the Vellumold Gasket Company before he enlisted in January 1944 and was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Susan Linton - Newspaper, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Newspapers / Terry Hirsch