Elmer Smith

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 09/03/1944

Elmer Smith was born in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey on April 22, 1924.

He listed his home of residence as Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

Before entering military service he was employed at the Food Fair in Passaic, New Jersey.

His Army service number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

At the time of his death he was married.

He was assigned to Company A as a Private from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on July 13, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on September 1, 1944.

Private First Class Smith was killed in action in the le Cateau-Landrecies area
of northeastern France on September 3, 1944.

Elmer Smith was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Solers Cemetery, Melun, France in Block B Row 5 Grave 97 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Epinal, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Epinal
Departement des Vosges
Lorraine, France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 33

Grave marker for Elmer Smith flanked by the US and French flags

Photo from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Elmer Smith from Fields of Honor Database courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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