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SMITS, Henry John - Date of
birth
27 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36973371 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L 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
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Leiffarth, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
George M. Smits (father)
Gertrude H. M. (Vander Heiden) Smits (mother)
Bertha Smits (sister)
Donald M. Smits (brother)
Jerome J. Smits (brother)
Robert E. Smits (brother)
Mary J. Smits (sister)
Clayton E. Smits (brother)
Richard C. Smits (brother)
Kenneth H. Smits (brother)
Dorothy Smits (sister)
Marie Smits (sister)
More information
Henry Smits graduated from De Pere High School in 1943 and worked for the Broadway Garage.He enlisted in the spring of 1944 and trained at Camp Hood, Texas and Fort Meade, Maryland.
Pvt Henry J. Smits had been at the front once, he had told his parents in a letter, and it was believed he met his death in his second action.
His grandfather was born in Lottum, the Netherlands. Together with his brother he immigrated to the United States. There is still family living in the Netherlands.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette