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SMITH, Hilton Albert - Date of
birth
8 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama -
Hometown
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34547654 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Münsterbusch, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Steve A. Smith (father)
Hilda (Chewalia) Smith (mother)
Robert J. Smith (brother)
Bernard Smith (brother)
Francine Smith (wife)
More information
Pfc Hilton A. Smith enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 6 March 1943.He was killed instantly by a direct hit from an enemy anti-tank shell.
His brother, Robert J. Smith Jr., served in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, www.pnj.com, www.newspapers.com - Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola News Journal, 18 May 2015, www.fold 3 - WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Danial Ward