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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Paul Calvin
Date of birth
25 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Hometown
Lewis County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39456839
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
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
E 14 9

Immediate family

Members
Robert C. Smith (father)

More information

Sgt Paul Smith enlisted on 3 October 1942 at Spokane, Washington.

He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 29 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com