Larry E. Smedley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 57 years ago |
Date of birth | March 4,1949 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Front Royal |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 21,1967 |
Died | Quảng Nam |
Vietnam | |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Battles and wars | Vietnam War |
Education | Colonial High School |
Unit | 1st Battalion, 7th Marines |
1st Marine Division | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1583526 |
Larry E. Smedley Life story
Corporal Larry Eugene Smedley was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in December 1967 in Quảng Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam. The Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum in Florida is named for him.