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SMOTHERS, William E Jr "Barney" - Date of
birth
19 January 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Guilford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34606734 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Gemünd, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Smothers (father)
Pearl Smothers (mother)
Frances Smothers (sister)
More information
Pfc William E. Smothers Jr. was a routeman before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 17 February 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1943,
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - North Carolina
Birth and Death Indexes / 1930 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org,
www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, Greensboro Daily News - 29 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Greensboro Daily News - 29 March 1945