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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, John H
Date of birth
12 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35928127
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Setterich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 11 17

Immediate family

Members
Henry Smith (father)
Gaynelle (Baldwin) Smith (mother)
Reba (Hayes) Smith (wife)
Robert M. Smith (son)
Joan Smith (daughter)

More information

He attended schools in Muncie and later the Myrtle Ave. School here. Private Smith went overseas with the infantry last July, after three months of training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He formerly worked for United Engineering & Foundry Co.
Pvt John Smith enlisted on 17 February 1944 at Cleveland, Ohio. He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 25 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Youngstown Vindicator - 6 December 1944, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Youngstown Vindicator - 6 December 1944