IN LOVING MEMORY
George Smith
Private
·
U.S. Army
HOMETOWN
Philadelphia,
PA
AGE
24
DATE OF DEATH
07/14/1944
PLACE OF BURIAL
About George Smith
Private George Smith, US Army, was stationed in England with the 137th Infantry Regiment of the 35th Division as part of Operation Overlord. George survived the D-Day landing and fought in the Battle of Normandy in the bocages of northern France. After weeks of intense hand-to-hand combat in the hedgerows, George was killed when his convoy was hit with German artillery fire.
Self sacrifice and sense of humor.
Smith’s great nephew, Andrew Rydzewski said: “I would like to thank George Smith for his patriotic service to the world to bring peace and defeat a dictatorship founded on hatred of others. America can be proud of my great uncle and all of the heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice to protect others.”
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