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Personal info

Full name
ORR, Smiley Alphonso
Date of birth
18 September 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Ironton, Iron County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Francois County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37634647
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 37

Immediate family

Members
Irvin T. Orr (father)
Elma E. (McCoy) Orr (mother)
Michael Orr (brother)
Donis E. Orr (brother)
Irvin E. Orr (brother)
Myrtle M. Orr (sister)
Henry T. Orr (brother)
Edward R. Orr (brother)
Ruth T. Orr (sister)
Neomi M. Orr (sister)
Alberta (Smith) Orr (wife)
Betty/Pauline Hannson (stepdaughter)

More information

Pfc Smiley A. Orr enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 8 March 1944. He worked in a leather factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Michael A. Orr (nephew) www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Michael A. Orr