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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, James Milton
Date of birth
10 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33058093
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Col de Sainte-Marie, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 25

Immediate family

Members
William R. Smith (father)
Sarah A. (Walker) Smith (mother)
Hazel I. Smith (sister)
Earl S. Smith (brother)
Darl R. Smith (brother)
Lillian R. Smith (sister)

More information

Pvt James M. Smith graduated from Easton High School and was employed by the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 9 May 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The Morning Call - 28 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy