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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Joseph Linnie
Date of birth
14 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Dutchtown, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Dutchtown, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38501069
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 6

Immediate family

Members
Joseph L. Smith (father)
Amy M. (Hamilton) Smith (mother)
Gertrude Smith (sister)
Drusella Smith (sister)
Mamie Smith (sister)
Joseph B. Smith (brother)
Blunie E. Smith (sister)
Gaddys Smith (sister)
Arthur Smith (brother)
Bonnie Smith (sister)

More information

Pvt Joseph L. Smith attended Dutchtown High School.

He was reported wounded in action on 9 October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Family Graves 1.0
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Family Graves 1.0