Eddie was the son of Sarah "Sallie" Erwin and J C Smith. He was their sixth child and a twin of Dessie, his sister.
He enlisted in the US Army July 8. 1943 and died in the service of his country June 27, 1944 near Cherbourg, France. He was a Private, [Company A*} 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Service Number: 38553964.
*Source: US Headstone Application for Military Veterans
Name: Eddie Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Gender: Male; Twin, 6th child of the mother
Birth Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Father: J C Smith
Father Birth Place: West, Texas
Mother: Sallie Ervin [Sarah Elizabeth Erwin]
Mother Birth Place: Crockett, Texas
Mother Residence: Smithville, Texas
Source: Texas Birth Certificate
Name Age
James C Smith 41
Sally Smith 35
Sally Bella Smith 14
Nellie Smith 11
Calvin Smith 8
Edward Smith 5 twin
Dessie Smith 5 twin
Erwin Smith 1
John R Erwin 81, father in law
Della Erwin 67, mother in law
Source: 1930 US Federal Census, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas
He enlisted in the US Army July 8. 1943 and died in the service of his country June 27, 1944 near Cherbourg, France. He was a Private, [Company A*} 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Service Number: 38553964.
*Source: US Headstone Application for Military Veterans
Name: Eddie Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Gender: Male; Twin, 6th child of the mother
Birth Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Father: J C Smith
Father Birth Place: West, Texas
Mother: Sallie Ervin [Sarah Elizabeth Erwin]
Mother Birth Place: Crockett, Texas
Mother Residence: Smithville, Texas
Source: Texas Birth Certificate
Name Age
James C Smith 41
Sally Smith 35
Sally Bella Smith 14
Nellie Smith 11
Calvin Smith 8
Edward Smith 5 twin
Dessie Smith 5 twin
Erwin Smith 1
John R Erwin 81, father in law
Della Erwin 67, mother in law
Source: 1930 US Federal Census, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas
Eddie was the son of Sarah "Sallie" Erwin and J C Smith. He was their sixth child and a twin of Dessie, his sister.
He enlisted in the US Army July 8. 1943 and died in the service of his country June 27, 1944 near Cherbourg, France. He was a Private, [Company A*} 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Service Number: 38553964.
*Source: US Headstone Application for Military Veterans
Name: Eddie Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Gender: Male; Twin, 6th child of the mother
Birth Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Father: J C Smith
Father Birth Place: West, Texas
Mother: Sallie Ervin [Sarah Elizabeth Erwin]
Mother Birth Place: Crockett, Texas
Mother Residence: Smithville, Texas
Source: Texas Birth Certificate
Name Age
James C Smith 41
Sally Smith 35
Sally Bella Smith 14
Nellie Smith 11
Calvin Smith 8
Edward Smith 5 twin
Dessie Smith 5 twin
Erwin Smith 1
John R Erwin 81, father in law
Della Erwin 67, mother in law
Source: 1930 US Federal Census, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas
He enlisted in the US Army July 8. 1943 and died in the service of his country June 27, 1944 near Cherbourg, France. He was a Private, [Company A*} 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Service Number: 38553964.
*Source: US Headstone Application for Military Veterans
Name: Eddie Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Gender: Male; Twin, 6th child of the mother
Birth Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Father: J C Smith
Father Birth Place: West, Texas
Mother: Sallie Ervin [Sarah Elizabeth Erwin]
Mother Birth Place: Crockett, Texas
Mother Residence: Smithville, Texas
Source: Texas Birth Certificate
Name Age
James C Smith 41
Sally Smith 35
Sally Bella Smith 14
Nellie Smith 11
Calvin Smith 8
Edward Smith 5 twin
Dessie Smith 5 twin
Erwin Smith 1
John R Erwin 81, father in law
Della Erwin 67, mother in law
Source: 1930 US Federal Census, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas
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