Smith, Willis

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Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private First Class
Unit:: Company C, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division", U.S. Army

For action performed on 19 March 1945 in the battle for the mountain Bue Bue in the province Benguet on the island Luzon, Philippines.

Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 139 (1945).
Citation unavailable.

Sources

- Author: The 33rd Infantry Division Historical Committee, The Golden Cross – A History of the 33rd Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
- 33rdinfantrydivision.org

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