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name
SMITH, Richard J - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Volusia County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44006438 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Kirchheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Maude G. Smith (mother)
More information
Pvt Richard J. Smith attended college for four years and was a chemist, assayer and metallurgist before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 29 September 1944.He died in a portable surgical, evacuation, or T/O convalescent hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: The Berkshire Evening Eagle 20 January 1945