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