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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, William Robert
Date of birth
14 April 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hometown
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Ethnicity
White

Military service

Service number
31462084
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 34

Immediate family

Members
Michael K. Smith (father)
Gertrude V. (Lanoue) Smith (mother)
Gertrude E. Smith (sister)
Joseph C. Smith (brother)
Marion G. (Ross) Smith (wife)
Robert Smith (son)
Howard Smith (son)

More information

Pfc William R. Smith worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 5 April 1944.

He was married to Marion Gladys Ross on 29 June 1938 in Stamford, Vermont.

Pfc Smith was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Vermont Marriage Records / Smith_Huberdeau Family Tree, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Ardennes/USA-E-Ardennes-8.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos

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