Rank and Name, Private Albert Frinkle Smith.
Unit/Placed in, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Albert is born approx. on 23 October 1916 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Father, Elisha Megginsen Smith.
Mother, Elizabeth J. (Moore) Smith.
Sister(s), Dorothy Lue, Mary Adaline, Julie Ellen, Elisha Desper, Helen Juanita, MRS. Burch, Hayes, Howard, Hartles and Genevieve Lois Smith .
Brother(s), Desper, Lester, Rudolph, Clinton and Ettie Lee Smith.
Albert enlisted the service in Virginia with service number #13015120.
Albert was KIA in the Landings on the Beaches during Operation Torch, (the invasion of North Africa) on 9 November 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Albert is buried at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Thanks to, https://16thinfassn.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCGL-C69
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
Operation Torch
Where it joined a large contingent of US troops slated for participation in Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. In its first amphibious assault under combat conditions, the 16th Infantry landed on a beach near Arzew, French Morocco at 0100 hours, on 8 November 1942. Over the next three days, the regiment battled relatively light resistance from Vichy French forces and helped to capture Oran.
