Tomb of lieutenant colonel Fred E. Smith, Medal of Honor recipient at the WW I Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France
Fred Eliphaz Smith (March 29, 1873 - September 29, 1918) was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and graduated from the University of North Dakota in the spring of 1894. He first joined the national guard in 1898, later transferring to the regular army in 1899. He was promoted to Major due a lack of capable officers when the US joined World War I. 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. Smith died at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Location: Rue du General Pershing, 55110 Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Nord Est, France, Europe
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