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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Charles William
Date of birth
18 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Hometown
Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35490408
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
Near Sainte-Pôle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 16 58

Immediate family

Members
James B. Smith (father)
Rose M. (McMain) Smith (mother)
Lucille Smith (sister)
Hester P. Smith (sister)
Rosa L. Smith (sister)
Herman R. Smith (brother)
James H. Smith (brother)
Donald L. Smith (brother)

More information

Pvt Charles W. Smith was a miller before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 20 August 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Perbach Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Rachel Smith Turner