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Pvt. J. Ronald Smith is home on a 10-day furlough from Camp Hood, Texas, visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith and family. Private Smith is stationed with the infantry.
Source: Vindicator & Republican, March 22, 1945
James Ronald Smith was born Sept. 5, 1926 to James E. and Hattie Vandenburgh Smith. He died May 29, 1945 and has a cenotaph in East Side Cemetery, Estherville, IA.
Pvt. Smith served in World War II with the U.S. Army 19th Infantry and was KIA on Mindanao, Philippines.
Source: ancestry.com
