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Louie Garmond "Big Daddy" Smith
16 Nov 1921 – 3 Mar 2010
| Birth | 16 Nov 1921 |
| Death | 3 Mar 2010 |
| Cemetery | Sunset Memorial Park Gilmer , Upshur County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | M.L.S. on 23 Apr 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68841357 |
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Military Service WWll: Trained at Ft. Hood TX, sailed from New York to Glasgow, Scotland then by train through London to the English Channel, then boarded landing craft carrying 20 men and 1 tank and crossing to Omaha Beach on Sept. 22nd. Assigned to the 26th Infantry Division, 26th Police Platoon, Patton's 3rd Army. Fought through France, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 during the harshest winter in Europes history. Shipped to Prague,Czechoslovakia for prisoner exchange with Russians. Transferred to the 93rd Division and promoted to Tech Sgt. Decomissioned a few months after war ended. Sailed home from LeHavre, France and discharged at Camp Fannin, Tx on Feb.12,1946
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- Nellie Smith Plummer 1924–2016
- Della Jean Smith Willeford 1928–1997
- Bonnie Faye Smith Bassham 1936–2020
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