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Smith Walter J., Jr.

Name:
Walter J., Jr. Smith
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
1330th Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Death:
1944-12-16
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Plot:
Sectuion HH, NE Quadrant
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Walter J. Smith, Jr. was born on October 1, 1921. He served in the 1330th Army Air Force Base Unit as a First Lieutenant and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. He died on December 16, 1944 at the age of 23 and is now buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA. 1Lt Smith was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.