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SMILEY, Richard Cummings - Date of
birth
21 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana -
Hometown
Missoula County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39617821 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Schwalmtal-Boisheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 14 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mears C. Smiley (father)
Dorothea B. (Berrstecher) Smiley (mother)
Dorothea A. Smiley (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Richard C. Smiley attended Montana State College.He enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 11 August 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1880-2012 Montana State College 1942