The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Earl Jackson Smith
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Date of Death
July 27, 1953
Master Sergeant Smith was a member of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. On July 27, 1953, after returning to his command post near Pau-gol, North Korea from evacuating his wounded commanding officer, he was struck by fragments from an enemy artillery shell and killed.