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SMITH, Robert Lee - Date of
birth
8 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mohawk, Greene County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Greene County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34377157 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
323rd Field Artillery Battalion,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Barby, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joe M. Smith (father)
Bessie Smith (mother)
Zella Smith (sister)
Lydia Smith (sister)
Carl Smith (brother)
Florence Smith (sister)
Sadie Smith (sister)
Lizzy Smith (sister)
Jack Smith (brother)
Ruth Smith (sister)
Junior Smith (brother)
More information
T/5 Robert L. Smith enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 14 October 1942.He was reported wounded in action on 15 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card, 1930/1940 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Allen D. Jackson