First World War II Reburial Made At Honey Grove
Full military honors were accorded Cpl. Ora Clifton Smith at the
reburial service here in Oakwood Cemetery Sunday afternoon, first to be
held for a World War II service man brought back from foreign soil.
Corporal Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith, was killed in Belgium
Jan. 8, 1945.
The Rev. H. N. Bridges, Sherman Church of God pastor, officiated at the
service in First Baptist Church here, and Cooper's Funeral Home made
interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Honey Grove Post No. 6970. Veterans of Foreign Wars, commanded by J. W.
Hammack, conducted the military ceremonies, pallbearers being Allen
Davis, Roy Davis, Herbert Nunnelly, Sam Dykes, Jesse Carder Jr., and
Frank Jones, while the firing squad, commanded by Jack Martin, was
composed by Jack Martin, Donald Bach, J. E. Meade, Delbert McCleary and
Manuel Hohenberger. Officially escorting the body here from the Fort
Worth Quartermaster Depot was 1st. Sgt. Jesse Davis.
Corporal Smith was born and reared in Honey Grove, Feb. 14, 1926.
Besides his parents, survivors are these brothers, Horace W. Smith and
Charles Smith, Fort Worth, and Sgt. Curtis Smith, San Antonio.
The Paris News
By Paris News Correspondent
Honey Grove
Wed. Nov. 26, 1947
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(courtesy
Carole Curry)
Grave marker for Tec5 Ora C. Smith in the Oakwood
Cemetery, Honey Grove (Fannin County), Texas
Pfc
Smith,
Service Company, was killed in action on 8 January 19445 and was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
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