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SMITH, Harold L - Date of
birth
15 March 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon -
Hometown
Lincoln County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19014594 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 39 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
William B. Smith (father)
Alberta Smith (mother)
Evelyn Smith (sister)
Everett Smith (brother)
Raymond Smith (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold L. Smith was a lumberman before he joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 7 September 1940. He was sent overseas in November 1942.In August 1943, he was wounded in action in Sicily by artillery shell fragments to his leg.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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