Name:
Rufus Smith
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36882849
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-11
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
E
Row:
15
Grave:
28
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Rufus Smith was born in 1923. He was the son of Horace Smith and Jennie Joyce King Smith. Rufus entered the military service in Michigan and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on September 11, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.