Timeline
Birth- Jan 21, 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
Nov 20, 1943
Service Start Date
Aug 3, 1942
Death- Nov 21, 1944
Nov 20, 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