Korean War
![](/sites/default/files/korea.png)
Service # | 7525527 |
---|---|
Rank | Hospital Corpsman Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | August 8 1950 |
![](/sites/default/files/combat%20action%20ribbon_navy-ribbon_0.png)
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
![](/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-ribbon.png)
![](/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-medal.png)
Korean Service Medal
![](/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-ribbon.png)
![](/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-medal.png)
National Defense Service Medal
![](/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-ribbon.png)
![](/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-medal.png)
Purple Heart
![](/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20war%20service%20medal-ribbon.png)
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
![](/sites/default/files/united%20nations%20service%20medal-ribbon.png)
United Nations Service Medal
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Smith was a member of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Chin Dong-ni, Korea on August 8, 1950 by an enemy gun shot wound.