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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Elmer J
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36630708
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Wettlingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 4 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Smith (father)
Clara S. Smith (mother)
Barbara Smith (sister)
Margaret Smith (sister)

More information

Pfc Elmer J. Smith graduated from Tilden Technical High School.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery