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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Rufus
Date of birth
13 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Arkansas
Hometown
Berrien County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36882849
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 28

Immediate family

Members
Horace Smith (father)
Jennie J. Smith (mother)
Ruth E. Smith (sister)
Robert Smith (brother)
Roy Smith (brother)
Ray Smith (brother)
Ralph Smith (brother)
Ruby Mae Smith (sister)
Rozella Smith (sister)

More information

Pvt Rufus Smith enlisted in October 1943, and received his training at Camp Fanning, Texas.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, News-Palladium 7 October 1944 / Brown and Tatro Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, News-Palladium