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Navy Federal Credit Union
William
R.
Smith

Home:

Port Arthur

, 

Texas

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Biscayne (AVP-11)

    Action Date:

    1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 337 (April 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class William R. Smith, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct while serving aboard the U.S.S. BISCAYNE (AVP-11) during the invasion of Italy in 1943.