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Private First Class Alan F Smith

Name Alan F Smith
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 36421214
State Michigan
Date of death 1945-03-01
Plot, Row, Grave G, 16, 20
Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, Google Maps
Unit A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private First Class Smith was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 14, 1944 on page 25 and 26 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion. The pages can be seen below. Since have no later documents we assume that Private First Class Smith died while serving in the A Company.

Glyn Nightingale provided his portrait and an additional picture of his grave on the temporary cemetery at Margraten, August 1947.
Documents - Photgraph grave on temporary cemetery at Margraten, August 1947
- Back of photograph grave temporary cemetery Margraten
- MR A Co 07-1944 page 25
- MR A Co 07-1944 page 26
Grave Soldier
Alan F Smith (36421214) Alan F Smith (36421214)


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