229996 Sgt. Joseph Eugene Smith United States Army Company I 28th Infantry Regiment from:Philadelphia My grandfather, Joseph Eugene Smith, did not talk much about his life during the War. We know nothing of his life pre war enlistment 1913. From his discharge papers, after he passed away we learned a lot more about his time in the War. He enlisted November 6th, 1913, Ft Slocum, NY, was Sergeant of Company D, Twenty Eighth Infantry. company I. Discharged 7 years later, 14th October 1919, for reasons of re-enlistment.
His battles include; Moutdidier-Noyan, Aissie Marrie, St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Sommerviller, Ausairville, Saizerais, and Cautigny.
He was gassed 2nd of October 1918, which we knew nothing of.
Citations G.O.I., 1st Division dated January 1st, 1920,
Service overseas; France and Germany. Sailed from the US June 14th, 1917 on the then Corporal Joseph Smith sailed to France with Company I on the SS Tenadores, left Hoboken on June 14, 1917. His captain at the time was Hilden Olin; Company I was the second American unit to step on French soil, following Company K, which left the ship on June 26. Company I was detailed to police the port of St. Nazaire, and later joined the rest of the 1st Division for training through fall and winter at Gondrecourt, with a 10-day stay in the trenches in November, 1917.
Return to the US September 5th, 1919.
He Re-enlisted October 15, 1919 as a Private 1st Class at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky for one year. Discharged 14th of October, 1921 because of expiration from service.
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