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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, George Carroll
Date of birth
23 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia
Hometown
Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34832006
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Wolfskirchen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 11 22

Immediate family

Members
Harold H. Smith (father)

More information

Pvt George C. Smith was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 18 November 1943.

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

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