James E. Smith

Korean War
Service #39772494
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathSeptember 18 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Smith was a member of the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. He was Wounded in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 17, 1951 and died of those wounds the next day.