courtesy of Des Philippet |
Robert was drafted in November 1942. After his basic military training he was sent to England and assigned to Cannon Company 116th Infantry. He trained with the unit for the amphibious assault that would take place on 6 Jun 1944 to liberate Nazi occupied France. He took part in that landing and fought with the unit through Saint-Lo, Vire, Brest, and Baesweiler, Germany only to be killed in action near Setterich, Germany.
PVT Smith rests forever in Netherlands American Cemetery.
Brother, Donald Leo Smith, served as a Torpedoman 1st Class in the submarine service in the South Pacific during the war.
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