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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Jay B
Date of birth
2 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Linden, Perry County, Tennessee
Hometown
Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33709751
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Crossing Dortmund-Ems canal near Waltrop, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 42 23

Immediate family

Members
Roy J. Smith (father)
Lena R. (Lomax) Smith (mother)
Mary Smith (sister)
Miles Smith (brother)
Harold Smith (brother)
Donna Smith (sister)

More information

Pfc Jay B. Smith enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 24 November 1943.
He attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, http://75thdivisiondad.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Kristy Stewart