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Clyde Smith graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    June 24, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 354 (September 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Clyde W. Smith, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Observer, Photographer, and Co-Pilot of a Patrol Bomber in the Korea area on 24 June 1945.