Fred E. Smith Military person

Fred Eliphaz Smith (March 29, 1873 – September 29, 1918) was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War I.Smith was born on March 29, 1873 in Rockford, Illinois. He joined the Army from Bartlett, North Dakota in April 1898. He served in Europe during the war as a lieutenant colonel with the 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division. On September 29, 1918, near Binarville, France, Smith showed conspicuous leadership until being mortally wounded. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor four years later, on November 25, 1922.

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Fred E. Smith
Birth dateMarch 29, 1873
Birth place
Rockford Illinois
Date of deathSeptember 29, 1918
Place of death
Binarville
Resting place
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial , Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

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allegianceUnited States
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
Spanish–American War
World War I
military branch
United States Army
military command308th Infantry Regiment 77th Infantry Division
service start1898
service end1918

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