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name
SMITH, Ira L - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
unknown -
Hometown
Lyon County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37213150 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
More information
Ira Smith's remains were recovered and re-interred at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas on 23 February 1979.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen