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Pvt. Kenneth Donald Smith |
Born: 24 February 1915 - Norquay, Saskatchewan, Canada Parents: James A. Smith & Elizabeth M. Currie-Smith - mother died when he was in his early teens Siblings: 2 sisters Home: - 1608 North Fifteenth Avenue - Melrose Park Education: - Lincoln School, Maywood - Proviso Township High School - Class of 1934 Married: - 13 August 1938 - Lois Schultz Children: 1 daughter Home: - 1010 South Greenwood Avenue - Maywood, Illinois Employed: Amertorp - Forest Park, Illinois Enlisted: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Inducted: - 1942 - U.S. Marines Naturalized Citizen - 21 December 1942 Serial Number: 882362 Training: - Unknown Unit: 6th JAS Company, 6th Marine Division - Sixth Joint Assault Signal Company - small amphibious unit - unit formed on Guadalcanal - 7 September 1944 Engagements: - Battle of Okinawa - Marines landed - 1 April 1945 Killed in Action: - 19 June 1945 Buried: - September 1949 - Arlington Cemetery - Elmhurst, Illinois - Section: 4 Grave: 41 Medals: - Purple Heart - Presidential Unit Citation |
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