PFC
Robert C Smith
Aged 21, fallen January 23, 1945
- Unit
- Company F, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 19118507
- Hometown
- Benton, Oregon
- Date of death
- January 23, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Oak Lawn Memorial Park, Section 4 Row 85 Grave 6, Corvalis, Oregon
Private First Class Robert C Smith, serial number 19118507, of Benton, Oregon, served with Company F of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 23, 1945, at the age of 21. He is buried at Oak Lawn Memorial Park, Section 4 Row 85 Grave 6, Corvalis, Oregon.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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