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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Charles Westwood
Date of birth
22 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39582319
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Along the Sauer river, from Born to Merdert, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Grover Smith (father)
Goldie (Olive) Smith (mother)
Paul L. Smith (brother)
Don C. Smith (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles W. Smith attended the California Institute of Technology.

He enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 12 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten