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Personal info

Full name
WALDSMITH, Harry Oscar
Date of birth
7 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
Hometown
Bowie County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38474919
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
Könnern-Preusslitz, East of Saale River, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 3 23

Immediate family

Members
Fred Waldsmith (father)
Rosa S. (Madison) Waldsmith (mother)
Wilfred L. Waldsmith (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred