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SGT Arthur Porter Smith Jr.

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SGT Arthur Porter Smith Jr. Veteran

Birth
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Death
8 Apr 1945 (aged 19)
Holthausen (Breckerfeld), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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SGT. Smith, Arthur Porter
Service number: 34868306

Age: 19
Born: October 12, 1925, Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Hometown: Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
Family:
Arthur Porter Smith Sr. (father)
Mabel Irene (nee Blackwell) Smith/Bennett (mother)
Melbourne LeRoy Smith (brother)

Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: April 8, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Holthausen (Breckerfeld), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery:
Mary Love Cemetery
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on July 18, 1944, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Other information:
SGT. Smith, Arthur Porter
Service number: 34868306

Age: 19
Born: October 12, 1925, Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Hometown: Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
Family:
Arthur Porter Smith Sr. (father)
Mabel Irene (nee Blackwell) Smith/Bennett (mother)
Melbourne LeRoy Smith (brother)

Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: April 8, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Holthausen (Breckerfeld), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery:
Mary Love Cemetery
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on July 18, 1944, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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