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SMITH, Odell - Date of
birth
14 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama -
Hometown
Madison County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34399003 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Schophoven, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bud L. Smith (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Odell Smith worked in a textile factory before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 9 November 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Hannah Majewski - Michael Pendergrass