Gail Vernon Smith
Staff Sgt., 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, U. S. Army
Killed In Action 11 January 1945, Luxembourg.
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
Staff Sgt., 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, U. S. Army
Killed In Action 11 January 1945, Luxembourg.
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
GALE VERNON SMITH, born 1 April 1924, in Pleasants County, W.Va., was the son of Phillip Allen Smith and Hattie Mabel Blouir. The family is found in the 1930 and 1940 census records of Pleasants County.
1930 Census, Jefferson District, Pleasants County, W.Va.
#101
Philip Smith, Head, 30, Laborer Oil Field, b. W.Va.
Mabel Smith, Wife, 27, b. W.Va.
Edith V. Smith, Daughter, 8, b. W.Va.
Gale V. Smith, Son, 6, b. W.Va.
Jack L. Smith, Son, 3, b. W.Va1940 Census, Jefferson District, Pleasants County, W.Va.
#70
Philip A. Smith, Head, 41, State of W.Va., b. W.Va.
Mabell Smith, Wife, 37, Housekeeper, b. W.Va.
Edith V. Smith, Daughter, 18, Waitress, b. W.Va.
Gale V. Smith, Son, 16, Farm Laborer, b. W.Va.
Jack L. Smith, Son, 13, b. W.Va.
Sylvy P., Daughter, 5, b. W.Va.
At Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, 18 March 1943, Gale V. Smith enlisted in the U. S. Army.
He had a grammar school education, worked as a farm hand, and resided in Pleasants County, W.Va.
Buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.
FATHER'S OBITUARY
