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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Wilmer Allen
Date of birth
25 June 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35510227
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
19 December 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Everett Smith (father)
Virgie C. (Starcher) Smith (mother)
Ivan C. Smith (brother)
Ernest H. Smith (brother)
Cleo V. Smith (sister)
Bessie Smith (sister)
Dayton L. Smith (brother)
Holly Smith (sister)
Forrest Smith (brother)

More information

T/5 Wilmer A. Smith attended high school for two years. He worked as farmer.
He enlisted on 26 November 1942 at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://99div.com - Checkerboard Newsletter, MIA List, February 2009, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Astrid van Erp