Name:
Samuel E. Goldsmith
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
6291579
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-05
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
7
Grave:
24
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
When Samuel E. Goldsmith was born in 1912 in Arkansas, his father, Jacob, was 27 and his mother, Sarah, was 24. He had two sisters. He entered the military service in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on March 5, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.