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Personal info

Full name
HAMMERSMITH, George Fredrick
Date of birth
26 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Hometown
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
6848654
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
70th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Lommersweiler, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 31

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Hammersmith (father)
Rose B. Hammersmith (mother)
Mary E. Hammersmith (sister)
Charles W. Hammersmith (brother)
Doris L. Hammersmith (wife)

More information

Cpl George F. Hammersmith attended high school for 1 year and was a mechanic.

He joined the Regular Army in Baltimore, Maryland on 1 November 1940. He was wounded in France on 2 August 1944 and hospitalized in England.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, After Action Report and History of the 70th Tank Battalion, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem