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Personal info

Full name
SMITH, Charles Basil
Date of birth
21 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia
Hometown
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33627459
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 15 45

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence B. Smith (father)
Margaret C. (Edenton) Smith (mother)
Edward P. Smith (brother)
Thomas A. Smith (brother)
Carrie E. Smith (sister)
Agnes C. Smith (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles B. Smith was employed at the B. T. Pitts, Bowling Alley before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 4 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Myers Cook Family / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy /PL