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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Henry Elmer
Date of birth
2 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Saugerties, Ulster County, New York
Hometown
Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31066507
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Field Lineman
Unit
HQ Company,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Bourheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 9 24

Immediate family

Members
Elmer Smith (father)
Mary Smith (mother)
Ruth Smith (sister)
Dorothy Smith (sister)
Walter Smith (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry E. Smith graduated from Shelton High School in 1938 and was employed at Hershey Metal Products Inc.

He enlisted on 19 February 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was promoted to Private First Class on 17 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet