SGT
Charles W Smith
Aged 23, fallen January 11, 1945
- Unit
- Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 34734259
- Hometown
- Shelby, Tennessee
- Date of death
- January 11, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot B Row 17 Grave 27, St. Avold, France
Sergeant Charles W Smith, serial number 34734259, of Shelby, Tennessee, served with Company E of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 11, 1945, at the age of 23. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot B Row 17 Grave 27, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
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