Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
SMITH, Gordon H - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
St. Clair County, Michigan -
Hometown
Port Huron, St Clair County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36859380 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
The woods east of the Kleinhau-Brandenberg road, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harvey Smith (father)
Mary Smith (mother)
Harvey Smith (brother)
Wilber Smith (brother)
Sidney Smith (brother)
Violet Smith (sister)
Pearl Smith (sister)
More information
Pfc Gordon H. Smith enlisted in June 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family trees / Headstone and Interment Record, History of the 13th Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 13th Infantry Regiment, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald
Photo source: Peter Schouteten