PVT
Charles C Smith
Aged 19, fallen January 11, 1945
- Unit
- Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 44016051
- Hometown
- Stokes, North Carolina
- Date of death
- January 11, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Raleigh National Cemetery, Section 24 Site 1362, Raleigh, North Caroliina
Private Charles C Smith, serial number 44016051, of Stokes, North Carolina, 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 19. He is buried at Raleigh National Cemetery, Section 24 Site 1362, Raleigh, North Caroliina.
Further reading: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
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