(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Matthew Comerford Smith (ASN: 0-22038), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters, SIXTH Army, Presidio of San Francisco, from 1965 to 1969.
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Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Prisoner of War Medal
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United States ArmyRank:
Captain (Infantry)Division:
Prisoner of War (Germany)Action Date:
February 1943 – 1945
Captain (Infantry) Matthew Comerford Smith (ASN: 0-22038), United States Army, was captured by German forces during Fighting in the North African Theater of Operations on or about 19 February 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War.