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SMITH, Harry Richard - Date of
birth
16 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33073507 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Smith (father)
Georgia A. (Bratton) Smith (mother)
Kenneth M. Smith (brother)
Georgia H. Smith (sister)
Lela M. Smith (sister)
Lois F. Smith (sister)
More information
Cpl Harry R. Smith was a truck driver for Smith's Sanitary Dairy in Reynoldsville before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 23 August 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veterans Burial Card / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet