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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Albert Thomas
Date of birth
30 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33813493
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Andler, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 53

Immediate family

Members
William A. Smith (father)
Caroline (Haisch) Smith (mother)
Kenneth H. Smith (brother)
Esther M. (Brendle) Smith (wife)
Mary A. Smith (daughter)

More information

Pvt Albert T. Smith was a graduate of the Stevens Trade School and the Philadelphia School of the Bible.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 July 1944 and went overseas January 1945.

He was awarded the Silver Star medal posthumously. The citation reads:
"During an attack on Andler, Belgium, Pvt Smith’s company suffered heavy casualties. On his own initiative, Pvt Smith rushed form a place of comparative safety to an exposed position which was under enemy observation and intense fire from artillery, mortars and small arms. After administering first aid to one of the casualties, Pvt Smith moved forward to treat another injured soldier. While advancing he was struck and mortally wounded by mortar."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Smith Landis Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – Intelligencer Journal 7/17 December 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com – Intelligencer Journal 7 December 1945