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Albert
Cowper
Smith
1894-06-05

–

1974-01-24

Born:

Broad Run

, 

Virginia

Home:

Warrenton

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Albert Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. He retired with disability in 1955 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    14th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 104 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Albert Cowper Smith (ASN: 0-5265), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General of the 14th Armored Division from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    14th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major General Albert Cowper Smith (ASN: 0-5265), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General of the 14th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in France and Germany, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major General Smith, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.