Stanley Stephen SMITH
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Source : Arnaud Gaté | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33052054 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 25 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 19 May 1919 Springfield, Delaware County, PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATE | Delaware County PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Spouse : Myrtice Alma HUTCHERSON Daughter : Rita Stanilene Kull Parents : Joseph J SMITH (SIENKEWICZ) & Sophie MIELESKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Sergeant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Paratroopers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Athletes, sports instructors, and sports officials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 30 may 1941 Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | 1st Platoon - Company G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 82nd Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Fauville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St Mère #1 N°3584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The German troops are entrenched on Hill 20 near Fauville
German artillery harasses US paratrooper advances The mortar of the first platoon receives the order to join the mortar of the second platoon Sergeant SMITH complains about this order.. His Platoon Commander Ronald C SNYDER replies : "don't worry if anything happens to you I promise to put flowers on your grave" The German artillery spotted the progression of the paratroop group. There followed a deluge of fire the shells were raining down. a shrapnel blew up the Gammon grenade that Private Robert HERRIN had in his cargo pocket Robert and Stanley were killed instantly... The other two mortar crew members William C WALTER and Robert E HOLTZMANN died at the aid station In June 1969 the platoon leader Ronald C SNYDER returned to Normandy, he had a commemorative plaque placed in honor of his men. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION - ALL AMERICAN
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STORY The origin of the 82nd back to World War I, at that time was the 82nd Infantry Division, composed with men from every state in America, where the meaning of double A’s badge , “All American“. The division was sent to France in 1917 and saw action in Lorraine, Meuse, Argonne then, during the offensive of St. Mihiel in 1918. The 82nd was demobilized 27 May 1919 on his return from the front and becomes June 24, 1921, a unit of the Army Reserve. March 25, 1942, the 82nd DI is reactivated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana under the command of Major General Omar N.Bradley. On 15 August the same year, she became the first American airborne division (82nd Airborne Division) headed by Major-General Matthew B.Ridgway. In October 1942, the new Airborne Division moved to Fort Bragg North Carolina and continued his training around the 504th and 505th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the 325th GIR (Glider Infantry Regiment) who become the backbone of the 82nd AB. In May 1943, the 82nd AB is the first and only airborne division to land by boat to Casablanca in Morocco before receding to the Tunisian border. In July 1943, the 82nd AB participated in the first airborne assault in military history of the United States, during the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky). Back in Tunisia, the 82nd AB is preparing for his second combat operation that starts in September 1943 in Italy (Operation Avalanche). October 1st, the 505th PIR was the first infantry regiment to enter Naples. In December 1943, Colonel James M.Gavin was promoted Brigadier General and became commander of the 82nd AB. In January 1944, the regiments of the 82nd AB remain in Italy (504th PIR, 376th PFAB, 307th AEB) in order to participate in the assault on Anzio (Operation Shingle), the remainder of the division joined the Northern Ireland. In mid-February 1944, the 82nd AB moved to Nottingham in England to take part in the night of 5 to 6 June 1944 to jump into Normandy in France (Operation Neptune) prelude to Operation Overlord. The 82nd AB is reinforced by two new regiments, the 507th PIR and the 508th, the 504th remaining in Italy. After 33 days of fighting, the 82nd AB returned to England, July 13, 1944. General Gavin took command of the 82nd AB while General Ridgway became head of the XVIII Airborne Corps and became the commander of the 17th, 82nd and 101st AB In mid-September 1944, the 82nd AB participated in the airborne assault on Holland (Operation Market-Garden) and November 13 will be raised by the Canadians after 56 days of fighting. The division moved near Reims in France as a backup. In December 1944, the Germans launched their last major offensive in the Ardennes, passing through Luxembourg and Belgium. This is the night of December 17, 1944 as the 82nd AB back on the road towards the Ardennes Forest to help out Allied forces. The winter will be announced the roughest and deadliest for the 82nd AB will be raised 19 February 1945 and returned to France in Sissonne. March 30, 1945, the 82nd AB is headed in the Bonn region and of the Rhine river in Germany. May 4, 1945, a patrol comes into contact with the Russians after the surrender of Germany, becomes the 82nd AB occupation force in Berlin, or she will get the nickname “America’s Guard of Honor“.
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INFORMATION SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - smithada_1(Fold3) |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE- Philippe CORVE |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |