Dewitt R. Smith

Korean War
Service #O-1019171
UnitHQ BTRY 503 FA BN 2 DIV
RankCaptain U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 28 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Captain Smith was awarded the Bronze Star, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Smith was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 503rd Field Artillery 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 as a prisoner on February 28, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.