Lowell D. Smith, age 24, from Battle Creek, Michigan, Calhoun county.
Parents: Mary Smith (preceded in death)
Spouse: Ada (Budd)
Children: Joseph ,6; Paul, 2
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, January 21, 1945
Death details: On June 21, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Lowell Dalton Smith, missing from World War II. Private First Class Smith entered the U.S. Army from Michigan and served with Company F, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. On January 21, 1945, he was killed in action against German forces outside the village of Reipertswiller, France. PFC Smith’s remains were not recovered or identified after the war. Recently, DPAA historians conducted a comprehensive review of unresolved casualties from the Battle of Reipertswiller. The review revealed that PFC Smith was one of ten candidates for association with an unidentified set of remains buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, France. The remains were disinterred and accessioned into the DPAA laboratory, where they were identified as those of PFC Smith.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Battle Creek Enquirer (1945)