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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Harold E
Date of birth
16 February 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Sacramento County, California

Military service

Service number
39420297
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
East of Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 17

Immediate family

Members
Joel N. Smith (father)
Marie L. Smith (mother)
Marie L. Smith (sister)
Joel Smith (brother)
Stanley Smith (brother)
Marjorie Smith (sister)
Mary G. (Vicory) Smith (wife)
Stanley H. Smith (son)

More information

Pfc Harold E. Smith attended high school for 4 years and was the supervisor of playgrounds for the City of Sacramento.

He enlisted in Sacramento, California on 15 November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery