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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, William Henry
Date of birth
22 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33500990
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 9 4

Immediate family

Members
Arthur M. Smith (father)
Sallie E. (Irwin) Smith (mother)
Helen V. Smith (sister)
Arthur M. Smith Jr. (brother)
Raymond E. Smith (brother)
Robert J. Smith (brother)

More information

Pfc William H. Smith was employed at the Lebanon Dress Company before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1943.

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 / Smith Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Joel Frampton Gilfert