1. | Smith, Robert L. 'Bob' was born on 2 Jun 1925 in Illinois; died on 1 Feb 1979; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: SMIT.R005
- _FGRAVE: 20756075
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, Company F, 158th 'Bushmasters' Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, United States Army
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Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified as a Rifleman, military occupational specialty 745. Departed the U.S. on February 15, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operatations. Assigned to and served with Company F, 158th 'Bushmasters' Infantry Regiment, operating separately as a unit in that theater, through the Luzon and Southern Philippine Islands Campaigns and into the occupation of Japan when the war endedd. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan) and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on August 16, 1946 at the separation center, Fort Sheridan, 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=2004753
Robert married Eastin, Belva Lee on 27 Oct 1950. Belva (daughter of Eastin, Leo Casey and Tooley, Mary Ellen 'Ellie') was born on 17 Jul 1930 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Jul 2011 in Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Children:
- 2. Smith, Janice E. was born on 27 Mar 1952 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 20 May 2022 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
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