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Joseph Turney Smith

Private First Class Army World War II

Army
Army
Private First Class
Private First Class
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Unit
Infantry
Conflict / Era
World War II
Date of Birth
12/10/1907
Date of Death
07/25/1951
Hometown
Mill Creek, OH
Burial Location
Oakgrove, Delaware, Ohio
Monument Paver
Yes — Section E
Overseas Service
North African Theater; Italy
Township (entering service)
Mill Creek
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Status
Prisoner of War
When
12/12/1943
Where
Germany
Record Authenticated
Yes

Biography

Overseas service: North African Theater; Italy. School: UNKNOWN. serial #35276508; imprisoned at Transit Camp Feld Post #319797, Location Unknown; returned to military control, 12/30/1944; POW

Source: Virginia Smith; Esther Carmany; National Archives (enlistment records and POW file); World Vital Records, World War II Prisoners of War 1941-1946 | No DD-214 found in Union County Recorder's Office as of 27 December 2007