Name:
John Russell Smelcer
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-17
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery, Tennessee
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John Russell Smelcer, aged 30, was born on April 11, 1915. He was the son of William Richard Smelcer and Charity Ownby Smelcer. John served in the 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He died on April 17, 1945 during the battle in the area of Ponzalla, Italy and is now buried in the Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.