Name:
Smiley Alphonso Orr
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
37634647
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-21
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
7
Grave:
37
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Smiley Alphonso Orr was born in 1912 in Ironton, Missouri, his father, Irvin, was 23 and his mother, Elma, was 20. He married Alberta Nolan Smith in 1934. They had one child during their marriage. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on March 21, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.