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Smith, Richard J.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For action performed on 18 September 1944, near Nijmegen/ Gelderland, Netherlands.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

Sources

  • - Nordyke, P., All American All the Way – The combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2005

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