PFC
Eugene G Smith
Aged 19, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company B, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 33843928
- Hometown
- Washington, Maryland
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Ringgold Cemetery, Ringgold, Maryland
Private First Class Eugene G Smith, serial number 33843928, of Washington, Maryland, served with Company B of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 19. He is buried at Ringgold Cemetery, Ringgold, Maryland.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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