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Personal info

Full name
GOLDSMITH, James H
Date of birth
1909
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland
Hometown
Brandywine, Prince George's County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33897968
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Aynans, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 34

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Goldsmith (father)
Myrtle I. (Swartz) Goldsmith (mother)
Kathryn Goldsmith (sister)
Raymond Goldsmith (brother)
Dorothy M. Goldsmith (sister)
Carl E. Goldsmith (brother)

More information

Pvt James H. Goldsmith attended high school for four years and worked on the family farm.

He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 20 October 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the abdomen and leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy