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SMITH, Levert Lindell Jr - Date of
birth
21 March 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44013878 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Levert L. Smith Sr. (father)
Geneva Smith (mother)
Mary A. Smith (sister)
Susan C. Smith (sister)
Robert L. Smith (brother)
More information
Pvt Levert L Smith Jr. enlisted on 19 October 1944 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, North Carolina Birth index, 1800-1950, page 301
Photo source: www.ww2-airborne.us, Peter Schouteten, http://www.fallennotforgotten.nl/Story00038.htm