Edwin Walter Smith
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 473633
April 17, 1923
in Patchogue, NY
Walter Blake Smith (d. 1945)
Mildred E. (Crook) Smith
Patchogue High School (1942)
Details unknown; held temporary job between graduation and enlistment
October 23, 1942
at New York, NY
December 15, 1942
from 13th Separate Recruit Battalion
February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 2, 1944
Killed in action
Elizabeth Street, Patchogue, NY – home of parents, Walter & Mildred Smith
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with the 10th Recruit Battalion; transferred to 13th Separate Recruit Battalion, New River, NC.
Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.
Note: this date of death is based on Marine Corps muster rolls and Smith’s casualty card. His grave marker shows the date of February 1, 1944.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)
Citation
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