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Leonard
Jefferson
Smith
Jr.
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Polk

, 

Florida

Leonard Smith was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was forced to march to North Korea on the “Tiger Death March”, and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on February 3, 1951. His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 24, 1950 – February 3, 1951 (MIA)
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Sergeant Leonard Jefferson Smith, Jr. (ASN: RA-14290427), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 24 November 1950 during the Korean War and was held until his death in captivity on or about 3 February 1951.