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Sgt John Davis Smith

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Sgt John Davis Smith Veteran

Birth
Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Death
7 Jan 1945 (aged 21)
Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Memorial ID
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John Davis Smith is buried in this Belgium Cemetery, but has a memorial in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States.

The following are from the two Memorials for John D. Smith found at: www.wwiimemorial.com/registry

World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Branch of Service: US Army
Hometown: Preston, ID
Honored by: Mr. Earl Hagler, Nephew
John was killed over Cologne, Germany in mid-air collision of two B-17 aircraft on January 7, 1945

John D. Smith
ID: 39908212
Entered the Service From: Idaho
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Sunday, January 07, 1945
Memorialized at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
John Davis Smith is buried in this Belgium Cemetery, but has a memorial in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States.

The following are from the two Memorials for John D. Smith found at: www.wwiimemorial.com/registry

World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Branch of Service: US Army
Hometown: Preston, ID
Honored by: Mr. Earl Hagler, Nephew
John was killed over Cologne, Germany in mid-air collision of two B-17 aircraft on January 7, 1945

John D. Smith
ID: 39908212
Entered the Service From: Idaho
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Sunday, January 07, 1945
Memorialized at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Inscription

SGT 390 BOMB SQ
96 BOMB GP (H) IDAHO

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Idaho.



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