Individual Details

Benjamin Witt "Witt" SMITH

(19 Jun 1923 - 16 May 1945)

Events

Birth19 Jun 1923Hanett County, North Carolina, United States
Military26 Jun 1944Two years of high school, single, placed in the Marine Corps - Cumberland Co, NC, Fort Bragg, NC
Military1 Apr 1945Sugar Loaf Hill Battle (southern part of island) - 6th Marine Division, Okinawa Island, South Pacific
Death16 May 1945Killed in Action, USMC - Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa Island, South Pacific
MilitaryAft 16 May 1945WWII Navy, Marine Corps, ... Casualties 1941-1945 - Washington DC
Burial1949Macedonia Baptist Church, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Alt nameWitt Smith

Families

FatherJohn Emery "Emery" Smith (1890 - 1952)
MotherCarra White Brown (1892 - 1978)
SiblingAnnie Gertrude "Gertrude" Smith (1911 - 2000)
SiblingHilda Dixie "Dixie" Smith (1913 - 2004)
SiblingRatley Madison "Ratley" Smith (1914 - 1970)
SiblingMaggie Lee Smith (1915 - 1916)
SiblingMildred Lenora Smith (1916 - 2002)
SiblingErma Lucille "Lucille" Smith (1918 - 2002)
SiblingJohn Henry Smith (1920 - 1986)
SiblingTalbert Cozart "Cozart" Smith (1921 - 1998)
SiblingHazel Coleene "Coleene" Smith (1924 - )
SiblingRay Lilburn "Liburn" Smith (1926 - 1994)
SiblingSamuel Leon "Leon" Smith (1928 - 1987)
SiblingJesse Emery "Emery" SMITH (1929 - 2018)
SiblingBillie Brown Smith (1933 - 2017)