John Douglas Smith
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 975996
January 30, 1920
in Montgomery, AL
Charles Gray Smith
Lillie Belle (Gray) Smith
Lanier High School
Hostler
Montgomery Gravel Company
June 3, 1944
at Birmingham, AL
November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft
March 3, 1945
Wounded and evacuated from Iwo Jima
March 3, 1945
Died of wounds
Route 5, Montgomery, AL – address of wife, Mrs. Effie Nell (Hurley) Smith, and two children (Anita and John Douglas Junior)
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD Parris Island with Seventh Recruit Battalion. Outposted to TC Camp Lejeune for infantry training; assigned to 17th Replacement Draft for transit to Pacific theater.
Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui, Hawaii, 22 November 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 3, 1945 – wounded in action (gunshot, head); evacuated to USS Bolivar for treatment. Died of wounds and buried at sea same date, at 24°44.3’N 141°21.2’E.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 3, 1945)
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