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SMITH, Stanley Arthur Jr - Date of
birth
30 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Crosby, McKean County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35901319 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Jeanménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert R. Smith (father)
Elsie G. (Gamer) Smith (mother)
Fritz Benson (stepfather)
Peggy E. Smith (sister)
Stanley A. Smith (brother)
Sidney Benson (half-brother)
Nellie L. (Hixon) Smith (wife)
Stanley R. Smith (son)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Smith Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy