Smith, Delmo A.

1918 - 1944  (26 years)

• Name	Smith, Delmo A.
  Birth	14 May 1918	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.D017
  _FGRAVE	56285633
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Technician 5th Grade in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Fought in the Normandy (including D-Day), Northern France and Rhineland campaigns. Killed in action on October 23, 1944. Earned The Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals, and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with at least three bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903185
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade (T/5 or Tec 5), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Delmo A. Smith (?-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Operation Overlord, World War II
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		18th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		World War II Honoree, Smith, Delmo A. (?-1944)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 04 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Death	23 Oct 1944	Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  	#23134075 is Delno's Clay County Illinois memorial in Iola Cemetery. Service ID: 36079419 Unit 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (AKA "The Big Red One") Rank Technician Fifth Grade U.S. Army Entered the service from Illinois. *** Bronze Star, Purple Heart *** T/5 Delno A. Smith was a farmer before he enlisted. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Virgil C. Smith (father)
  Burial	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium   [1]
  	B ~ Row 12 ~ Grave 3 NOTE: His first name is spelled "Delno" on his headstone.
  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - More than 200,000 Americans who died in WWI or WWII are honored at an ABMC site
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 of 13 pages
  		Entrance, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery At the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,987 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the…
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 of 13 pages
  		Headstone, Smith, Delno A.
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  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  Person ID	I43059	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 May 1918 - Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 23 Oct 1944 - Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Burial - - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13408] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Delno A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56285633/delno-a-smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13344] World War II Honoree, Delmo A. Smith, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903185) (Reliability: 2). [S14676] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, TEC5 Delmo A. Smith, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1185197) (Reliability: 2).