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SMITH, Milton Earl - Date of
birth
8 April 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37592735 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 May 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick Smith (father)
Myrthle (Sorensen) Smith (mother)
Beatrice M. Smith (sister)
Frederick Smith (brother)
Raymond Smith (brother)
Paul Smith (brother)
More information
Pfc Milton E. Smith attended Miller Vocational High Schooland was a molder before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 13 April 1944. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune