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SMITH, Rafe Hillard - Date of
birth
4 April 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Whitfield County, Georgia -
Hometown
Whitfield County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34824006 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Lippoldsberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry L. Smith (father)
Georgia M. (Joiner) Smith (mother)
Vivian D. Smith (brother)
Vandell Smith (sister)
More information
Pfc Rafe H. Smith attended high school for three years.He enlisted at Fort Mcpherson Atlanta, Georgia on 1 July 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil , WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census
Photo source: Julie Smith Fortier