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Julian E Smiley
Killed in Action
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Serial number
34686650
Birth year
1922
State of enlistment
GEORGIA
Rank
Sgt
Unit
147th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of death
1944-06-06
Location
Omaha Beach
The story
Sgt Julian Smiley was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Morning Report
1944-06-12 · 1 page
Military details
Enlistment date
1943-01-27
Coordinates
49.367659, -0.867473 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-12
MR page
8
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (147ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 17 other soldiers lost that day
Alfred T Gramlet
Pvt
KIA
112 m
Joseph E Tomberlin
T/4
MIA
178 m
Thomas E Reid Jr
Pvt
KIA
233 m
Hyman Miller
Cpl
MIA
331 m
Alexander Marszalek
1st Sgt
KIA
347 m
Earl G Ford
S/Sgt
MIA
461 m
Francis L Payne
Pvt
MIA
486 m
Maurice E Crabtree
Sgt
KIA
490 m
Clarence J Gerber
T/4
MIA
554 m
+ 8 more from this company that day
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