Smith, Delmo A.
UNKNOWN - 1944
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Name Smith, Delmo A. Birth UNKNOWN [1] Gender Male Reference Number SMIT.D017 _FGRAVE 56285633 Military Service World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3] - Technician 5th Grade in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Fought in the Normandy (including D-Day), Northern France and Rhineland campaigns. Killed in action on October 23, 1944. Earned The Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals, and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with at least three bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903185
World War II Honoree, Smith, Delmo A. (?-1944) 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…United States Army 
Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)
1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army 1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army 18th Infantry Regiment, United States Army Operation Overlord, World War II Rhineland Campaign, World War II 
Military Service Ribbons, Smith, Delmo A. (?-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Bronze Star Medal, United States Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces 
Purple Heart Medal, United States Military Purple Heart Medal, United States Military 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …Death 23 Oct 1944 [1, 4] Cause: Killed in Action Burial Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium 
[1] - NOTE: His first name is spelled "Delno" on his headstone.
Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans 
Headstone, Smith, Delno A.
Note: His first name is spelled "Delno" on his headstone
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium 
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Person ID I43059 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 28 May 2023
- Technician 5th Grade in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Fought in the Normandy (including D-Day), Northern France and Rhineland campaigns. Killed in action on October 23, 1944. Earned The Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals, and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with at least three bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
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Event Map 
Burial - - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium 
= Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S13408] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Delno A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56285633/delno-a-smith), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).
- [S13344] World War II Honoree, Delmo A. Smith, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903185) (Reliability: 2).
- [S14676] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, TEC5 Delmo A. Smith, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1185197) (Reliability: 2).
- [S13408] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Delno A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56285633/delno-a-smith), none. (Reliability: 2).