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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Monfred Leo Jr
Date of birth
28 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Hobart, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35249695
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Monfred L. Smith (father)
Johanna F. W. (Rieck) Smith (mother)
Dorothy M. Smith (sister)
William C. Smith (brother)
Edna (Walk) Smith (wife)

More information

Pvt Monfred L. Smith Jr. graduated from Hobert High School and was employed at the Inland Steel Company before he enlisted on 28 March 1944. He was sent overseas on 20 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - William Smith, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Brittany McDowell Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Times 14 November 1944 / 28 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.wwiimemorial.com - William Smith (brother)