Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Charles LeRoy (Pfc) June 6, 1944
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Ionia County News - Thursday, May 6, 1948

                     SARANAC HERO HOME FOR REBURIAL SUNDAY

Military funeral services for Pfc. Charles LeRoy Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis 
P. Smith (????) E. Main St., Saranac, will be held Sunday May 9th, at 2:30 p.m. 
at the home of his parents. Burial will be in Saranac cemetery. Grand River 
Valley Post N (????) Veterans of Foreign Wars Saranac will have charge of the 
services. Pfc. Smith was born October 25th, 1923 in Berlin Twp. and was 
graduated in 1941 from Saranac High School. He was employed by the Kroger 
Grocery and Baking Co. in Saranac. Pfc. Smith and his step brother Robert 
enlisted together (????) Paratroopers Dec 3, 1942. Received their training at 
(????) Georgia their paratroopers (????) received at Fort Benning, Georgia 
January 1st 1944 he was sent to England. He was a machine gunner with the 101 
Airborne Command and was killed on D Day June 6th 1944 in the invasion of 
Normandy.

Surviving are his parents (????) sister, Mrs. Joyce Sterzick of Potters Corners, 
step-sister, Rhoda  Ann of St. Lawrence school of nursing, Lansing, step brother 
Robert L. of Ionia, nephew Charles Otis Sterzick and niece Sandra Jean Sterzick.

Additional Comments:
Age: 20
Burial: Sunday, 9 May 1948
Saranac cemetery #6

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