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Robert P. Smith

Technician 5th Grade Army World War II

Army
Army
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Technician 5th Grade
Unit
Company C 759th Railway Operating Battalion
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
10/31/1942 – 10/19/1945
Date of Birth
03/31/1922
Date of Death
02/21/1948
Hometown
UNKNOWN, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars
Burial Location
Sunset Cemetery, Galloway
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
North Africa, Italy, France, Berlin, Germany(GO 33 and 40 WD 45); Rome-Arno; Rhineland, Central Europe
Township (entering service)
UNKNOWN
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: North Africa, Italy, France, Berlin, Germany(GO 33 and 40 WD 45); Rome-Arno; Rhineland, Central Europe. School: UNKNOWN.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p. 158 | Ancestry - Headstone Application for Military Veterans; MJT Obit