Headstone of Wolsin Foch Smith 1918-10-24 to 1945-05-23

Headstone of Wolsin Foch Smith 1918-10-24 to 1945-05-23

The headstone of Corporal Wilson Foch Smith (1918-1945). A resident of Graceville, Florida, Smith was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died in a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commado plane crash after one of th engines caught on fire. Cpl. Smith was on his way to a hospital in France and than back home to the United States when the plane crashed in Taillefontaine, France killing 44 occupants. Smith is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Smith was born to Robert Smith and Hestor Smith in Jackson County. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to his enlistment into the Army on January 22, 1941. Smith was assigned to Company B of the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Smith died on May 23, 1945.

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal Departement des Vosges Lorraine, France Plot: A Row 47 Grave 21

2013/07/23

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal Departement des Vosges Lorraine, France Plot: A Row 47 Grave 21

385, rue de la Rondenolle 88000 Dinozé France

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