from Columbia,Mississippi,USA
rank not known (14130224)
4 Company 3 Regiment
born 9.10.1924 Mississippi
son of Langdon Byron and Esther Lucile (nee Copeland) Smith
farm hand in civilian life
enlisted 27.8.1942 Camp Shelby,Mississippi
FSSF
474 Infantry Regiment 1945
awards Bronze Star,Purple Heart
achieved rank of Master Sergeant,64 Armored Regiment (Company A)
electrician,Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association
married Mary Tolar (1926-99) (5 sons James,Byron,Noel,Buford and Mark,3 daughters Gwendolyn,Gloria and Mary Margaret)
died 12.3.1964 New Orleans,Louisiana
Enon Baptist Church Cemetery,Enon,Marion County,Mississippi
photo source Bill Sullivan
