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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Joseph Albert "Almond"
Date of birth
21 September 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Wilton, Knox County, Kentucky
Hometown
Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35795644
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 9 36

Immediate family

Members
Everett H. Ward (father)
Mary A. Smith (mother)
Viola V. Smith (sister)
Herman E. Smith (brother)
Ruth A. (Floyd) Smith (wife)
Richard V. Smith (son)
Betty J. Smith (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Smith was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 25 March 1943.

He died in a hospital from pneumonia.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Erwin Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Angela

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Angela