Smith, Herbert A.

Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:: 2nd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1943

For action performed on 7 December 1942 in Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 36

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:: 2nd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

For action performed on 16 December 1942 in Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Sources

- Blakeley, H.W., The 32nd Infantry Division – In world War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
- U.S. Army Center of Military History

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