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Howard
C.
Smith
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

San Diego

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    August 11, 1950 – October 3, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Howard C. Smith (ASN: 0-2033884), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 11 August 1950 and was held until he until he successfully escaped captivity on 3 October 1950.