Name:
Lloyd Oliver Smith
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-399383
Unit:
XIX Tactical Air Command
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
M
Row:
2
Grave:
24
Decoration:
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Lloyd Oliver Smith was born on December 10, 1913, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the son of Thomas Oliver Smith and Minnie Jane Partlow Smith. He was married to Virginia Farinas McNally Whitehead.
Lloyd enlisted in the Army on January 10, 1941, and at the time of his death, was serving in the Headquarters, XIX Tactical Air Command, as a Major. He was killed in Pont-Scorff, France, on August 7, 1944, and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.