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George Smith 1921 - 2009

George F Smith of Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, VA was born on February 8, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on July 23, 2009.
George F Smith
Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, VA 22724
February 8, 1921
July 23, 2009
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  • 02/8
    1921

    Birthday

    February 8, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Warwick County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33516868 Enlisted: February 13, 1946 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Rank: Staff Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Telegraph Messengers
  • 07/23
    2009

    Death

    July 23, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that George Smith was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1945, George was 24 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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