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SMITH, Homer Graham - Date of
birth
18 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Peaster, Parker County, Texas -
Hometown
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39859815 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Ohlungen, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jones Smith (father)
Lulu (Stigen) Smith (mother)
L. Edith (Montgomery) Smith (stepmother)
William A. Smith (brother)
Leo F. Smith (brother)
Thelma Smith (half-sister)
Jones Smith, Jr (half-brother)
Margaret G. Smith (half-sister)
Laura E. Smith (half-sister)
Virginia M. (Hollingshead) Smith (wife)
Billy Smith (son)
More information
T/5 Homer G. Smith graduated from Yuma High School in 1931. He worked with his father in the family business, Jones Smith Furniture Store.He enlisted in April 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Arizona County Marriage Records / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Yuma Weekly Sun 16 February 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, judy Lynch