Earl Alfred Smith

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial with rows of white crosses on a green lawn, two American flags, and a white memorial building in the background.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Greenville, IL


County:
Towner

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    6th Engineers Trains
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 30, 1918.

Buried, Grave 22, Row 18, Block A, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 3002 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Greenville, Ill., April 2, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Cando on June 2, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Headquarters Detachment, 6th Engineers, to Aug. 20, 1917; 6th Engineers Train, to death. Overseas from Dec. 8, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Somme; Champagne-Marne. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Vesle and Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).