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SMITH, Paul A - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
McCrory, Woodruff County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6936397 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
James E. Smith (father)
Virginia Smith (mother)
James A. Smith (brother)
Clarence Smith (brother)
Ray Smith (brother)
Sadie Smith (sister)
Ida Smith (sister)
Martha Smith (sister)
Elsie Smith (sister)
More information
Pvt Paul A. Smith was an electrotyper before he joined the Regular Army on 17 November 1939.He was serving as a Staff Sergeant during the period his unit was fighting in Italy. Several fatigued troops in his squad found a wine cellar and compromised their sobriety. All were put on report and Pvt Smith was demoted.
In September 1943, in Italy, he was hospitalized for an artillery shell fragment wound in his leg. Discharged from the hospital in November, he returned to his company.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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