October 7, 1919 – Unknown
James Smith
Personal Information
Birthplace: Texas
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Theater of Operation: European
Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
James South was born in northeast Texas, 10-07-1919 where his family were sharecroppers. He joined the Army in 1940 at the beginning of World War II. In 1944, South deployed to Normandy seven days after D-Day. The Allies liberated the French City of Caen on July19 and P:aris on Aug 25. Courtesy of news.va.gov
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