Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Clarence
Harwood
Smith
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Missouri

Home:

Teller County

, 

Colorado

Clarence Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1925.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Clarence Harwood Smith (ASN: 0-16230), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.