Timeline
Birth- 21 Jan 1924
Liberty, MS
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 20 - 19 years
Served For
United States of America
Service Number
431123
Awards
Purple Heart
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Conflict Period
World War II
Service End Date
20 Nov 1943
Service Start Date
3 Aug 1942
Death- 21 Nov 1944
20 Nov 1943
Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
Burial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Other Facts
Full Name
James Samuel Smith
State Of Residence
Louisiana