Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Graceville
Graceville (Fla.)
Population--United States
The U.S. Census population schedule for Election Precinct 14 in Graceville, Florida, in 1930. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record was Wilson Foch Smith (ca. 1918-1945). Smith was born in Jackson County, Florida, to Robert Smith and Hester Smith on October 24, 1918. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to his enlistment into the U.S. Army on January 22, 1941. Cpl. Smith was assigned to Company B of the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He died in a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando airplane crash after one of its engines caught on fire. Cpl. Smith was on his way to a hospital in France and then back to the United States when the plane crashed in Taillefontaine, France on May 23, 1945, killing 44 of its passengers. Cpl. Smith is currently buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Bax, Frances S.
Digital reproduction of original <a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:STPL-JW2" target="_blank">census record</a> by Frances S. Bax, April 2, 1930: Image Number 00031, Digital Folder Number 004950234, GS Film Number 2340057, Affiliate Film Number 322, Affiliate Publication Number T626, <a href="http://www.archives.gov/" target="_blank">National Archives &
Records Administration</a>, Washington, D.C.
<a href="http://www.census.gov/" target="_blank">Bureau of the Census</a>
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Graceville, Florida
Headstone of Corporal Wilson Foch Smith at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Cemeteries--Europe
The headstone of Corporal Wilson Foch Smith (1918-1945). A resident of Graceville, Florida, Smith was born to Robert Smith and Hester Smith on October 24, 1918. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to his enlistment into the U.S. Army on January 22, 1941. Cpl. Smith was assigned to Company B of the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He died in a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando airplane crash after one of its engines caught fire. Cpl. Smith was on his way to a hospital in France and then back to the United States when the plane crashed in Taillefontaine, France on May 23, 1945, killing 44 passengers. Cpl. Smith is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Anderson, Dwight
Original <a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56375616">color digital image</a> by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson.
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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Headstone Inscription and Interment Record: Wilson Foch Smith
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Army
Cemeteries--Europe
The headstone inscription and interment record for Corporal Wilson Foch Smith (1918-1945). A resident of Graceville, Florida, Smith was born to Robert Smith and Hester Smith on October 24, 1918. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to his enlistment into the U.S. Army on January 22, 1941. Cpl. Smith was assigned to Company B of the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He died in a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando airplane crash after one of its engines caught fire. Cpl. Smith was on his way to a hospital in France and then back to the United States when the plane crashed in Taillefontaine, France on May 23, 1945, killing 44 passengers. Cpl. Smith is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Digital reproduction of original typewritten headstone inscription and interment record.
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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France