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Personal info

Full name
RHOADES, William Smit
Date of birth
19 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
London, Madison County, Ohio
Hometown
London, Madison County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35274947
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 6

Immediate family

Members
George W. Rhoades (father)
Estella E. (Peterson) Rhoades (mother)
Ruth E. Rhoades (sister)
Robert M. Rhoades (brother)
Geraldine Rhoades (sister)
Dean E. Rhoades (brother)
Norma J. Rhoades (sister)
Rosemary I. Rhoades (sister)

More information

Pfc William S. Rhoades attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 9 February 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Silvano Theunissen