John Francis Smith

Korean War
Service #16292754
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathMarch 31 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant Smith was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Smith was a member of the 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951.