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Smith Ira Swinson

Name:
Ira Swinson Smith
Rank:
Chief Warrant Officer
Serial Number:
Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Willow Dale Cem., Goldsboro, North Carolina
Plot:
Section 1
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Ira Swinson Smith, 28 years of age, was born on September 5, 1916. He served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Chief Warrant Officer during World War II. Ira was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA.