Raymond J Smith

Sgt Raymond Smith was killed in action on 13 June 1944, serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment. On 13 June 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry, was operating in the vicinity of Lison, with the main body of the battalion positioned there while elements of the battalion, including Company G, recrossed a nearby river at approximately 1205 hours. The precise movements and actions of individual companies within the battalion that day are not fully detailed in the surviving records, but the battalion as a whole was engaged in operations around this area during the period. Sgt Smith was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.