Minnesota Discovery Center

Charles "Chuck" Henry Smith, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Corporal
serial number:37597475
location:76th Infantry, 3rd Army; Rhineland and Central Europe. Company B, 707th MP Battalion; Brussels and Antwerp Belgium.
enlistment date:June 23, 1944
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Aug. 22, 1946
place discharged:Fort Sheridan, IL
decorations: Army of Occupation Medal (1946-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 14, 1926
birth place:Buhl, MN
home town:Buhl, MN
date of death:Dec. 5, 2012
father:Henry Auther Smith
mother:Elvira E Smith (nee Skog)
siblings:William R Bernice J Smith Ranta Charlotte Smith Daucette
school:Martin Hughes High School

Last update: 2/10/2016