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SMALLING, William Harry - Date of
birth
4 May 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Allen County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Monroe, Hart County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35079682 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Setterich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Price Solomon Smalling (father)
Leatha M. (Tinsley) Smalling (mother)
Bertha Lee Smalling (sister)
Eugene M. Smalling (brother)
Rossie L. (Russell) Smalling (wife)
Edith W. Smalling (daughter)
More information
Pvt William Smalling raised tobacco.He enlisted on 7 April 1944 at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 25 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Coleman-Oliver-Owens Family Tree
Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Andrew L. Hogue (great-nephew)